Chauncey Mitchell Depew (April 23, 1834 - April 5, 1928) was an attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests, president of the New York Central Railroad System, and a United States Senator from New York from 1899 to 1911. After graduating from Yale, Depew entered the office of Edward Wells, a lawyer in Peekskill, as a student. Depew then read law with William Nelson of Peekskill, New York, from 1856-58. He was admitted to the bar in March 1858; opened an office and practiced in Peekskill until 1861. For a few months, Depew engaged in the brokerage business in New York City as a member of the firm Depew and Potter, but then resumed his law practice in Peekskill.
- | Author: Chauncey M Depew
- | Publisher: Blurb
- | Publication Date: January 22, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 302 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1034318411
- | ISBN-13: 9781034318415