The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-20
JUSTICE HORNBLOVER
Named by President C1eFe-
land to Succeed the Late
Justice BlatChford.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 90. 1s93.-The Presi-
dent sent to theSenate yesterday the nom
ination of William B. Hornblower of
New York to be Associate Justiceso the
Supreme Court of the United States to
succeed the late Senator Blatchford.
William Butler Hornblowe Is u MEM
har OF one of the oldest families In New
jersey aud well known ia this city. One
of his great grRndfathets was a slguer OF
the Declaration of Independence. His
grandfather was the late joseph q. Horn :
blower, Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Cour of New Jersey. The late
Supreme Court and Judge Woodruff
of the United States Circuit Court were
bis uncles. He Is the second sou OF the
late Rev. William Hornblower, D. ID.
who was fer twenty seven years Pastor
of che First Presbyterian Church OF Fat
erson. He was born IN Paterson on May
IS, 1851. He began his studies fn the
Collegiate School in New York. and
afterward entered Princeton College,
where he was grad uated with honors In
1871. He pursued his stndles OF the law
in the Columbia College Law School, and
was graduated the re in 1875. On Noyem-
Der l, 1874, he began to stud III the Office
of Garter & Eaton at No. SO Broadway,
New York, and was admitted TO the bar
in the following spri ng. The repeal of
the Bankrup cy law in 1877 gave
Mr.. Hornblower an opportunity
and gained for him an ex-
tensiva commercial practice. For seven
years past he has been counsel for
the New York Life Insurance Company.
He is a director of the Inter- State Cas-
nalty Co.. and has represented Lawyer
Davis, receiver of the firm of Grant &
Ward, since the famous failure In 1854
He was Instrumental In securing a ver-
diet for 81, 400, 900 for the receiver, which
is said to be the largest verdict ever
cases for the + pme, Watsrtowu aud O2-
%deusburg Railroad in the Court OF APP
peals aud other courts.
On January l, 1888, Nj. Hornblower.
with james Byrne, founded the firm of
Hornblower q Byrne, and Howard A.
Taylor was admitted as a partner two
years ago. the firm has the offices for
merry occupied by PresidentCleveland at
No. As William street. Both Mr.. Horn
blowers associates are young men. The
only public office he ever held WAS as u
member of the Commission crea ted under
the act of the New York Legis lature to
propose amendments to the ] judiciary
article of the State Constitution. To
this he was appointed by Gov. Hill In
1890.
MIR. Hornblower fs an active member
OF the Bar Association, besides Icing
President of the Princeton Alumni. and
Is a member of che Observation-Disclosures
tan, University, Princeton, City, Demo-
cratic, Reform. Metropolitan. Century
and Lawyers Clubs. and the Society of
Medical Jurisprudence. He has a
practice which is said ito net him
$4,000 q year. He is snort and
slightly built. His wife. who was a niece
OF the late Judge Sanford of New York.
died six years ago, leaving two sons and
u daughter, the eldest being n boy Of ten
years. He has a fine home on the sou th-
west corner of Seventy-thtrd street aud
at Southampton. With the exception of
Judge Story, be Is said TO be be the young
est man ever appointed a Supreme Court
Justice. His brother, Joseph c. HorDe
blower, Ia an architect In Washington.
and his sister Is the wife OF Eugene
Stevenson, q lawyer of Paterson.