Judge David Manning in 1916

David Franklin Manning (May 1, 1857 - January 18, 1929) was a justice of the New York Supreme Court. He was president of the Brooklyn Bar Association and vice president of the New York State Bar Association.[1]

Biography

He was born on May 1, 1857, or May 2, 1857, in Clonmel in Ireland to Peter F. Manning.[2] He emigrated to the United States in 1867. He married Mary G. M. in 1879. They had two sons.[1]

He attended law school and practiced law in Brooklyn. In October 1912, he was elected as a justice for the New York Supreme Court. In 1921, he was moved to the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Second Judicial Department by Governor Nathan Lewis Miller. He retired from the bench in 1927 when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.[1][3]

He died in Brooklyn, New York City, on January 18, 1929.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "David Franklin Manning". Judiciary of New York. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  2. ↑ This information comes from his passport application from 1894, 1900, 1909 and 1923. On the 1870 through 1920 census he lists his birth place as New York City.
  3. ↑ "Justice Manning Quits Bench at 70. Served for Fifteen Years in the Supreme Court in Second Judicial District". The New York Times. January 1, 1928. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Justice Manning Dies in Brooklyn. Former Supreme Court Jurist Succumbs at 71. Fined Controller Craig for Contempt". The New York Times. January 19, 1929.
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