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Benedict, Henry Clay, was born on November 10, 1834, in Richfield Springs, N. Y., and is a son of Charles Benedict,
who was an attorney, but was not engaged in his profession. H. C. Benedict received his education in Mexico Academy
and Oxford Academy, and studied law in the State and National Law School at Ballston, N. V. He was admitted to
the bar on examination, at the General Term in Albany, February 3, 1853. He served one year as head clerk for the
law Grm of Wheaton & Hadley, in Albany, with whom he had pursued his studies. He then went to New York city
with Henry G. Wheaton, of Wheaton & Hadley, to form the firm of Wheaton, Doolittle & Benedict. After about
a year's practice in the metropolis he settled in Oswego and opened an office in July, 1854. During his subsequent
practice, he has had as partners at different times, Henry F. Davis, A. C. McCarty, and _____ Webb. Mr. Benedict
is a Democrat of the radical type, and while he has held no public office, has made his influence felt in local
politics. He married on February 11, 1857, Frances C. Downing, of Mexico. They have two children.
FROM:
Landmarks of Oswego County
New York
Edited by: John C. Churchill, LL.D.
Assisted by: H, Perry Smith and W. Stanley Child
Syracuse, N. Y.
D. Mason & Co., Publishers 1895
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