| 词条 | Arthur von Briesen (lawyer) |
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{{Infobox officeholderFor the soldier see Arthur von Briesen | name =Arthur von Briesen | image =File:Arthur von Briesen (lawyer) in 1915.jpg | image_size = | caption =von Briesen in 1915 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1843|7|11}} | birth_place =Borkendorf, Germany | death_date = {{Death date and age|1920|5|13|1843|7|11}} | death_place =Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal | death_cause =Heart disease | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence =Staten Island, New York | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = | occupation = | title = | salary = | networth = | height = | weight = | term = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse ={{marriage|Ann Goepel|1873}} | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | order =2nd | office =President of the Legal Aid Society | term_start =1889 | term_end =1916 | appointed_by= | predecessor = | successor =Charles Evans Hughes }}Arthur von Briesen (July 11, 1843 – May 13, 1920) was a lawyer and philanthropist.[1] He was president of the Legal Aid Society from 1889 to 1916.[1] BiographyBriesen was born on July 11, 1843 in Borkendorf, Germany (now in Poland)[1] and migrated to the United States in 1858, at the age of 15.[2] In 1873 he married Ann Goepel.[1] Briesen then began to study law, he enlisted and served as sergeant of Company B of the First New York Volunteers during the American Civil War. After the war, he finished his legal studies at the New York University School of Law and was admitted to the bar for New York state in 1868.[2] He was president of the Legal Aid Society from 1890 to 1916. His support for Germany during World War I led to his resignation.[1][3] He was replaced by Charles Evans Hughes.[4] Briesen died in Manhattan on May 13, 1920 at the Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal while waiting for the ferry to arrive, to commute to his summer house at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island.[5] LegacyVon Briesen Park in New York City is named for him.[2] His papers are archived at Princeton University.[6]Footnotes1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.legal-aid.org/en/las/aboutus/ourhistory.aspx |title=The History of the Legal Aid Society |date= |accessdate=2013-12-01 |publisher=Legal Aid Society |location= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111235250/http://www.legal-aid.org/en/las/aboutus/ourhistory.aspx |archivedate=2013-11-11 |df= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Briesen, Arthur von}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/R059/history |title=Arthur Von Briesen Park |date= |accessdate=2013-12-01 |publisher=City of New York Parks and Recreation |location= }} 3. ^{{cite news |author= |title=Von Briesen Is Out As Legal Aid Head. Criticism Because of His German Name One Reason for Declining Re-election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1915/02/26/archives/von-briesen-is-out-as-legal-aid-head-criticism-because-of-his.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=February 26, 1915 |accessdate=2014-09-28 }} 4. ^{{cite news |author= |title=Hughes Heads Legal Aid. Republican Candidate for President Succeeds Von Briesen. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1916/12/29/archives/hughes-heads-legal-aid-republican-candidate-for-president-succeeds.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=December 29, 1916 |accessdate=2014-09-28 }} 5. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news |author= |title=Arthur Von Briesen Dies In Ferry House. Lawyer and Philanthropist Stricken with Heart Disease on Way to Staten Island Home. Ex-Head Legal Aid Society. His Pro-German Sympathies Led to His Resignation During War After 25 Years' Services |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1920/05/14/archives/arthur-von-briesen-dies-in-ferry-house-lawyer-and-philanthropist.html |newspaper=New York Times |date=May 14, 1920 |accessdate=2013-12-01 }} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://findingaids.princeton.edu/collections/MC034 |title=Arthur von Briesen Papers |date= |accessdate=2013-12-01 |publisher=Princeton University |location= }} 8 : 1843 births|1920 deaths|Legal Aid Society|People from Staten Island|New York University School of Law alumni|People of New York (state) in the American Civil War|People from the Province of Silesia|German emigrants to the United States |
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