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He graduated from Olivet College, Michigan in 1896; clerk in theFirst National Bank at Morrisville; studied law with Judge John C. Smith,of Morrisville; admitted to the bar at Albany, NY, Oct 1898; has sincepractised law at Morrisville, first a a member of the firm of Coman &Tompkins and later as a member of Coman & Tompkins; volunteer firemansince 1896, and foreman of H & L Co.; elected Justice of the Peace in1903.