Individual Details
Algernon Sydney Sullivan
(April 5, 1828 - December 4, 1887)
Algernon S. Sullivan founded the law firm in New York City now known as Sullivan and Cromwell, today one of the largest and most important in the country.
"SULLIVAN-----On Sunday, The 4th inst., at his residence. No 16 West 11th st., Algernon S. Sullivan, aged 60 years. Notice of funeral hereafter." (From New York Times, December 5, 1887, p.1)
"SULLIVAN---On Sunday, Dec. 4, 1887, ALGERNON S. SULLIVAN. Funeral services will be held in The First Presbyterian Church, 5th av. and 11th st., Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Friends will kindly omit flowers. Pursuant to a resolution of the Executive Committee, the members of the New York Southern Society are requested to attend the funeral of their later President, Hon. Algernon S. Sullivan, from the First Presbyterian Church, corner 5th av. and 11th st., on Thursday, the 8th inst. at 10 A.M. John Marshall, Secretary Members of the Executive Council of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity are requested to attend the funeral services of their late fellow-counciler, the Hon. Algernon S. Sullivan, at The First Presbyterian Church, Thursday morning, Dec. 8 at 10 o'clock. Alfred L. Manierre, Secretary. (New York Times, December 8, 1887, p. 5)
"Bayard Taylor died in Berlin, Germany, just after The publication of Prince Deukalion, Dec. 19, 1878. His body, which was brought to America March 13, 1878, and lay in state in New York City Hall, where an oration was delivered by Algernon S. Sullivan, was buried in the Hicksite Cemetery, Longwood, Pa." (From The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Volume X, Taylor, Benjamin Franklin. p. 102103.)
"SULLIVAN-----On Sunday, The 4th inst., at his residence. No 16 West 11th st., Algernon S. Sullivan, aged 60 years. Notice of funeral hereafter." (From New York Times, December 5, 1887, p.1)
"SULLIVAN---On Sunday, Dec. 4, 1887, ALGERNON S. SULLIVAN. Funeral services will be held in The First Presbyterian Church, 5th av. and 11th st., Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Friends will kindly omit flowers. Pursuant to a resolution of the Executive Committee, the members of the New York Southern Society are requested to attend the funeral of their later President, Hon. Algernon S. Sullivan, from the First Presbyterian Church, corner 5th av. and 11th st., on Thursday, the 8th inst. at 10 A.M. John Marshall, Secretary Members of the Executive Council of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity are requested to attend the funeral services of their late fellow-counciler, the Hon. Algernon S. Sullivan, at The First Presbyterian Church, Thursday morning, Dec. 8 at 10 o'clock. Alfred L. Manierre, Secretary. (New York Times, December 8, 1887, p. 5)
"Bayard Taylor died in Berlin, Germany, just after The publication of Prince Deukalion, Dec. 19, 1878. His body, which was brought to America March 13, 1878, and lay in state in New York City Hall, where an oration was delivered by Algernon S. Sullivan, was buried in the Hicksite Cemetery, Longwood, Pa." (From The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Volume X, Taylor, Benjamin Franklin. p. 102103.)
Events
| Birth | April 5, 1828 | Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana | |||
| Marriage | January 2, 1851 | Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio - Mary Slocum Groesbech | |||
| Marriage | December 10, 1855 | Winchester, Virginia - Mary Mildred Hammond | |||
| Death | December 4, 1887 | New York, New York |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Slocum Groesbech ( - ) |
| Spouse | Mary Mildred Hammond (1851 - 1933) |
| Child | George Hammond Sullivan (1859 - 1956) |
| Father | Jeremiah H. Sullivan (1794 - 1870) |
| Mother | Charlotte R. Cutler (1798 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Capt. Thomas L. Sullivan (1819 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Margaret Ann Sullivan (1822 - ) |
| Sibling | Frances E. Sullivan (1824 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Charlotte E. Sullivan (1828 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Jeremiah C. Sullivan (1830 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Eliza M. Sullivan (1832 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane Sullivan (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Alfred Sullivan (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | Ellen Sullivan (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Julia Sullivan (1840 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Harrison Sullivan (1845 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Sullivan (1853 - 1855) |