Benjamin Cunningham
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Benjamin Cunningham | |
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 Cunningham in the early 1900s | |
| Born | Benjamin B. Cunningham 1874 |
| Died | 1946 (aged 71–72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rochester Free Academy |
| Occupation | Judge, city attorney |
| Years active | 1892—1946 |
Benjamin B. Cunningham (1874 in Rochester, New York – January 2, 1946), graduated from the Rochester Free Academy in 1892, studied law in the office of William Butler Crittenden, and was admitted to the bar in 1895.
From 1898 to 1916 he was employed by the Corporation Counsel of Rochester, holding the posts of Managing Clerk, Assistant City Attorney, and City attorney in succession. He was elected Corporation Counsel in 1915, holding office from 1916 to the close of 1919, during which period he put in a year as President of the Rochester Bar Association. In his capacity as Corporation Counsel, he was the draftsman of a new City Charter, engaged in lengthy litigation to protect the City's water supply in Hemlock, and had repeated confrontations in court with local monopolies and the State Public Service Commission over fares and practices.
커닝햄은 1920년부터 1944년 말에 의무적으로 은퇴할 때까지 7번 지방 대법원에 두 번 선출되었습니다.그는 또한 1940년 주 항소법원의 공화당 후보자로 입후보했는데, 이는 실패한 기업이었다.그는 1937년 제4부 항소과에 임명되기 전까지 17년간 재판관으로 일했다.그는 1944년 재판장으로 승진하여 그 해 내내 그 자리를 지켰다.
그는 은퇴 후 1946년 1월 2일 사망할 때까지 공식 심판으로 활동했습니다.
