New-York tribune., 1920-12-06
Z. L. Stetson.
Noted Lawyer,
Dies Suddenly
Once Partner of Grover
Cleveland and Associated
q, Attorney Will, Many
of Larger Corporations
4 Graduate of Columbia
Member Of Numerous Clubs
and Other Organizations:
Leaves Adopted Daughter

Francis Lynde Stetson, senior mem
ber OF the law firm OF SVetson, Jennings
{ Russell and sormerl- law partner OF
Grover Cleveland, dec yesterday at his
home East Seventy fourth Street.
He became victim of thrombosis.
involving & partial paralysis, IN Decem-
Der, 1918, and was confined to his resi-
dence for months Early yesterday
afternoon he suffered sudden attack,
which proved fatal. Frederick Beach
Jennings, one Of Mr.. Srefson's law part-
ners, dled last May The firm OF SteT-
sor. Jennings 4 Russell represented
some CT the largest corporations il
the Jnited States
The funeral service viii be held TO-
morrow afternoon a1 1 o'ciock and m
termeat viii t4se pace Wednesday ia
" William stown, Mass
Mr.. Stotson's wite uho was Miss
Elizabeth HuF. Of Railway \. j., died
IN April, 1917. After ner death, being
chlalesa. he legally adopted as his
daughter Mss N4rgery L Lee, ot Ger
mAntoWn, Mass.
Mr. Stetson was the son OF Lemuel
Sterson, who Vas member OF the
House Of Representatives rom 1913 TO
IS and Helen Stetson. He was
oorn n heesville Clinton County, \.
y, April %. 1915 After beng sradu-
ated from Williams College he entered
me Columbia University Law School,
from whicA nc was gralla Ted in 1862
lie rose rapidly In hs profession and
became recognized Is one OF the fore
most corporation lawyers IN the United
ties. tie was law partner OF Grover
Cleveland IN the interval between the
.atter's two terms as President, ard in
1894 became the head OF The firm of
Stctson. Jennings 6 Russcii
ai~ Sfetson took an active part in
Atlon Of many OF the large It
Industrial corporatis,s ii the country.
Ae served tern as president Of the
STATE Bar Association and was at dit
telent times counsel for numerous
large concerns, including the United
States Steel Corporation. the Interna-
tlonal Mercantile Marine Company, the
Northern Pacific Railway Company, the
Southern Railway Company and the
United states Rubber Company
he served IS vice-gres ident and
director oi the Northern Pacific ar,
the Erie Railroad companies and as
director Of the Chicago & Lake Err
Railroad Company. me Niagara Devel
opnent Company, tae New York. Sus
guchanna q Western Railroad Com
pany, the Cincinnati New Orleans &
Texas pacihc Railroad Company. tn
United States Express Company an
other corporations
He was director Of the New YorI
Botanical Garden, a trustee Of VIII
lams College and member Of IA
Metropolitan Museum Of Art. the New
York zoo ogical Society, the America
Geographical Society, The Alpha Dclt
Pm Fraternity and the Century, Metro
pcNt~r, University, Tuxedo. RidinQ
, Dowa Town, Church, Reform, Gro e
and other clu0s.
He vas prominent in the affairs o
the Protestant Episcopal Church an
IN the Democratic party In 1911 h
was bitterly attacked BY Charles +
Murphy for having been. as Mr Muir
my charged, Tho mysterious 7owe
winch prevented the election I'll WI
lam + ShechaA as United State
Senator
John W Davis. Ambassador l
Great Britain. is to JOIN the ;tetsof
i.rm wnen he concludes ms du les a
! a Ambassador