Ansley Wilcox
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Ansley Wilcox (January 27, 1856 – January 26, 1930) was an American scholar, Oxford graduate, prominent lawyer, civil service reform commissioner, New York political insider and friend of Theodore Roosevelt. After the assassination of William McKinley, on September 14, 1901, Vice President Roosevelt was sworn in as 26th president of the United States in the library of Wilcox's home at 641 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, New York.
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Ansley Wilcox | |
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Born | (1856-01-27)January 27, 1856 |
Died | January 26, 1930(1930-01-26) (aged 73) |
Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery |
Education | Hopkins School |
Alma mater | Yale University Oxford University |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, scholar, civil service reform commissioner |
Spouses | Cornelia Rumsey
(m. 1878; died 1880)Mary Grace Rumsey
(m. 1883) |
Children | Nina Wilcox Frances Wilcox |
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