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Judge Samuel Albert York Sr.

25 May 1839 – 5 Nov 1898

Birth	25 May 1839
Death	5 Nov 1898
Cemetery	Evergreen Cemetery New Haven , New Haven County , Connecticut , USA
Added by	Rootie on 14 Dec 2021
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147404422

Bio

Samuel A. York was an Attorney and Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut. He was educated at the Connecticut Literary Institute at Suffield, and at Yale College, graduating from the university in the class of 1863. He graduated from the Albany Law School in 1864 and practiced in Michigan for three years. He then returned to Connecticut and was elected clerk of the house of representatives in 1873. In 1874 he was elected clerk of the senate. From 1867 to 1874 he occupied an editorial position on the New Haven Register, the manager and proprietor of the paper, Minot A. Osborn, being his father in law. He became judge of probate in the New Haven District on July 4, 1876, and retained the position until January 1, 1887, when he became mayor of the city, occupying that office for two years.

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Family

Parents

• Daniel York 1812–1866
• Esther Johnson Babcock York 1813–1890

Spouse

• Helen Elizabeth Osborn York 1845–1930 FaG

Children

• Samuel Albert York Jr 1868–1931 FaG
• Ella McKeon York 1871–1947 FaG
• Helen York Epler 1874–1967 FaG
• Palmer York 1883–1953 FaG

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