He was a son of Samuel R. Vann & Catherine H. Goodwin. He was Mayor of Syracuse, NY in 1879.
Obituary:
Syracuse, New York
The Herald newspaper
Thursday evening, March 22, 1921
Page 3, Columns 3 and 4
Judge Irving G. Vann Dead
Former Mayor Had Long Been Leading Figure Among Jurists of State - Descendant of Pioneer Stock.
Judge Irving Goodwin Vann died at his James street home at 10:30 o'clock this morning. He had been ill a week. Death was due to old age. Mrs. Vann, their son, Irving Dillaye Van, and daughter, Mrs. Albert P. Fowler, were at the bedside when the end came.
Mr. Vann was born January 3, 1842, in the town of Ulysses, Tompkins county, on the west shore of Cayuga lake. His earliest known ancestor on the paternal side was Samuel Vann, his great-grandfather, who was a native of New Jersey, and a lieutenant in the revolutionary war. His grandfather, also named Samuel Vann, died in 1878, aged 106 years. His father, Samuel R. Vann, was a well-to-do farmer, who, although born in New Jersey, passed most of his life on his farm in Ulysses, where he died in 1872.
On his mother's side Mr. Vann derived his descent from Richard Goodwin, his great-grandfather, whose son, Joseph, was the father of Catherine H. Goodwin, Judge Vann's mother.
Judge Vann, when a small boy, received careful instruction from his mother who lived until 1902, but did not attend school until he prepared for college at Trumansburg academy, about four miles from his home. He completed his preparation for college at Ithaca academy. He entered Yale in 1859 and graduated in 1863.
The year after graduation he was principal of the Pleasant Valley High school, near Owensboro, Ky., and though successful as a teacher and urged to continue, he resigned and began the study of law in the office of Boardman & Finch, at Ithaca, and in the fall of 1864 entered the Albany Law school, where he graduated in the spring of 1865. A few months were next passed in Washington as clerk of the treasury department, but resigning in October, 1865, he came to Syracuse and became a clerk in the law office of Raynor and Butler.
In March, 1866, he began to practice law and subsequently became a member of the law firms of Vann & Raynor, Raynor & Vann, Fuller & Vann and Vann, McLennan & Dillaye. His practice became large and profitable and, having associated himself with partners who were expert in the trial of causes before a jury, he preferred to conduct them after the facts had been settled, by arguing the questions of law in the Appellate courts.
He heard and decided many cases as referee, until his practice became so large that he was obliged to confine himself to the business of his office. He was one of the founders of the Onondaga Bar association and became successively second and first vice president and finally its president. He was also one of the founders of the New York State Bar association.
Former Mayor of Syracuse.
In politics he was always a Republican, but was identified with its liberal wing and supported Horace Greeley for President in 1872. He actively engaged in several political campaigns but was not a candidate for office until 1879, when he was unanimously nominated as the Republican candidate for mayor of Syracuse. With three candidates in the field, he was elected by a majority of more than a thousand. His administration as mayor was characterized by the lowest taxes that the city had known for many years. Declining a renomination he again took up the practice of his profession.
In 1861 he was nominated for justice of the Supreme court and was elected by a majority of over 11,000. He assumed the duties of that office in 1882 and continued to discharge them until 1883, when he became, by designation of the Governor, a judge of the Court of Appeals, Second division. He served in that capacity for four years and then returned to the circuit.
In the fall of 1895 he was re-elected Justice of the Supreme court, having been nominated by both parties. In January, 1896, he was appointed by Governor Morton, a judge of the Court of Appeals.
In 1896 he was nominated by the Republican party for the full term of 14 years and at the ensuing election was chosen by a majority of 243,189, which was the largest majority ever received by a State officer in a contested election in the State of New York.
In 1910 he was re-elected to the Court of Appeals from which he was retired by the age limit on December 31, 1913, three days before his 71st birthday. He thus held the distinction of serving on the bench of the Court of Appeals almost a full year after his 70th year.
After retiring the bench, Judge Vann was associated with Lieut. Col. John B. Tuck in the practice of law. He was referee in a number of important legal cases and took an active interest in his profession until shortly before his death.
Judge Vann was fond of fishing and all phases of outdoor life, his summer home, near Baldwinsville, being on a large farm bordering a pretty little lake. The farm and lake were stocked by Judge Vann with game and fish. The farm overlooks the Seneca river and is one of the ideal spots in Central New York.
Although devoted to his profession and to the discharge of his official duties he was always active in benevolent, charitable and social affairs. He organized Woodlawn cemetery in 1879 and was its president for years. He was also the president of the Onondaga Red Cross society since its inception. He was one of the founders, and for several years was the president, of the Century club of Syracuse. He was a member of the Citizens club of Syracuse, the University club of Central New York, the New York State Historical association, the Onondaga Historical society, the Fort Orange club of Albany, the Albany Historical society and of nearly all the charitable organizations of Syracuse. He was a founder and trustee of the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts and a lecturer in the Syracuse and the Albany law schools and at one time a lecturer in the Cornell School of Law. He was one of the founders of the Yale club of Syracuse and of the Alumni association of the Albany Law school and had been president of each. he received the degree of L. L. D. from Hamilton in 1882, Syracuse in 1897 and Yale in 1898.
Close Friend of Judge Parker.
Judge Vann was a close friend of Judge Alton B. Parker with whom he sat on the bench for years, until Judge Parker resigned to accept the nomination for President.
Judge Vann was married to Florence Dillaye, only daughter of Henry A. Dillaye, a prominent resident of Syracuse, in 1870. They have two children, Florence Dillaye, now Mrs. Albert P. Fowler, born July 30, 1871, and Irving Dillaye, born September 17, 1875. The son is now an active member of the law firm of Fowler, Crouch & Vann of this city.
Mrs. Fowler has four children, Catherine D., Albert V., Ruth and Elizabeth Fowler. They all live in Syracuse.
Judge Vann was always domestic in taste and found the highest enjoyment in his family circle. He was very fond of books and had a library of more than 10,000 volumes, many of which are rare. He also was fond of old guns and had a collection of nearly 200, selected to mark the progress of invention in firearms.
His active recreations were fishing, hunting and riding. His vacations were always passed in the woods and his reputation as a fisherman was well founded.
Obituary:
Syracuse, New York
The Herald newspaper
Thursday evening, March 22, 1921
Page 3, Columns 3 and 4
Judge Irving G. Vann Dead
Former Mayor Had Long Been Leading Figure Among Jurists of State - Descendant of Pioneer Stock.
Judge Irving Goodwin Vann died at his James street home at 10:30 o'clock this morning. He had been ill a week. Death was due to old age. Mrs. Vann, their son, Irving Dillaye Van, and daughter, Mrs. Albert P. Fowler, were at the bedside when the end came.
Mr. Vann was born January 3, 1842, in the town of Ulysses, Tompkins county, on the west shore of Cayuga lake. His earliest known ancestor on the paternal side was Samuel Vann, his great-grandfather, who was a native of New Jersey, and a lieutenant in the revolutionary war. His grandfather, also named Samuel Vann, died in 1878, aged 106 years. His father, Samuel R. Vann, was a well-to-do farmer, who, although born in New Jersey, passed most of his life on his farm in Ulysses, where he died in 1872.
On his mother's side Mr. Vann derived his descent from Richard Goodwin, his great-grandfather, whose son, Joseph, was the father of Catherine H. Goodwin, Judge Vann's mother.
Judge Vann, when a small boy, received careful instruction from his mother who lived until 1902, but did not attend school until he prepared for college at Trumansburg academy, about four miles from his home. He completed his preparation for college at Ithaca academy. He entered Yale in 1859 and graduated in 1863.
The year after graduation he was principal of the Pleasant Valley High school, near Owensboro, Ky., and though successful as a teacher and urged to continue, he resigned and began the study of law in the office of Boardman & Finch, at Ithaca, and in the fall of 1864 entered the Albany Law school, where he graduated in the spring of 1865. A few months were next passed in Washington as clerk of the treasury department, but resigning in October, 1865, he came to Syracuse and became a clerk in the law office of Raynor and Butler.
In March, 1866, he began to practice law and subsequently became a member of the law firms of Vann & Raynor, Raynor & Vann, Fuller & Vann and Vann, McLennan & Dillaye. His practice became large and profitable and, having associated himself with partners who were expert in the trial of causes before a jury, he preferred to conduct them after the facts had been settled, by arguing the questions of law in the Appellate courts.
He heard and decided many cases as referee, until his practice became so large that he was obliged to confine himself to the business of his office. He was one of the founders of the Onondaga Bar association and became successively second and first vice president and finally its president. He was also one of the founders of the New York State Bar association.
Former Mayor of Syracuse.
In politics he was always a Republican, but was identified with its liberal wing and supported Horace Greeley for President in 1872. He actively engaged in several political campaigns but was not a candidate for office until 1879, when he was unanimously nominated as the Republican candidate for mayor of Syracuse. With three candidates in the field, he was elected by a majority of more than a thousand. His administration as mayor was characterized by the lowest taxes that the city had known for many years. Declining a renomination he again took up the practice of his profession.
In 1861 he was nominated for justice of the Supreme court and was elected by a majority of over 11,000. He assumed the duties of that office in 1882 and continued to discharge them until 1883, when he became, by designation of the Governor, a judge of the Court of Appeals, Second division. He served in that capacity for four years and then returned to the circuit.
In the fall of 1895 he was re-elected Justice of the Supreme court, having been nominated by both parties. In January, 1896, he was appointed by Governor Morton, a judge of the Court of Appeals.
In 1896 he was nominated by the Republican party for the full term of 14 years and at the ensuing election was chosen by a majority of 243,189, which was the largest majority ever received by a State officer in a contested election in the State of New York.
In 1910 he was re-elected to the Court of Appeals from which he was retired by the age limit on December 31, 1913, three days before his 71st birthday. He thus held the distinction of serving on the bench of the Court of Appeals almost a full year after his 70th year.
After retiring the bench, Judge Vann was associated with Lieut. Col. John B. Tuck in the practice of law. He was referee in a number of important legal cases and took an active interest in his profession until shortly before his death.
Judge Vann was fond of fishing and all phases of outdoor life, his summer home, near Baldwinsville, being on a large farm bordering a pretty little lake. The farm and lake were stocked by Judge Vann with game and fish. The farm overlooks the Seneca river and is one of the ideal spots in Central New York.
Although devoted to his profession and to the discharge of his official duties he was always active in benevolent, charitable and social affairs. He organized Woodlawn cemetery in 1879 and was its president for years. He was also the president of the Onondaga Red Cross society since its inception. He was one of the founders, and for several years was the president, of the Century club of Syracuse. He was a member of the Citizens club of Syracuse, the University club of Central New York, the New York State Historical association, the Onondaga Historical society, the Fort Orange club of Albany, the Albany Historical society and of nearly all the charitable organizations of Syracuse. He was a founder and trustee of the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts and a lecturer in the Syracuse and the Albany law schools and at one time a lecturer in the Cornell School of Law. He was one of the founders of the Yale club of Syracuse and of the Alumni association of the Albany Law school and had been president of each. he received the degree of L. L. D. from Hamilton in 1882, Syracuse in 1897 and Yale in 1898.
Close Friend of Judge Parker.
Judge Vann was a close friend of Judge Alton B. Parker with whom he sat on the bench for years, until Judge Parker resigned to accept the nomination for President.
Judge Vann was married to Florence Dillaye, only daughter of Henry A. Dillaye, a prominent resident of Syracuse, in 1870. They have two children, Florence Dillaye, now Mrs. Albert P. Fowler, born July 30, 1871, and Irving Dillaye, born September 17, 1875. The son is now an active member of the law firm of Fowler, Crouch & Vann of this city.
Mrs. Fowler has four children, Catherine D., Albert V., Ruth and Elizabeth Fowler. They all live in Syracuse.
Judge Vann was always domestic in taste and found the highest enjoyment in his family circle. He was very fond of books and had a library of more than 10,000 volumes, many of which are rare. He also was fond of old guns and had a collection of nearly 200, selected to mark the progress of invention in firearms.
His active recreations were fishing, hunting and riding. His vacations were always passed in the woods and his reputation as a fisherman was well founded.
He was a son of Samuel R. Vann & Catherine H. Goodwin. He was Mayor of Syracuse, NY in 1879.
Obituary:
Syracuse, New York
The Herald newspaper
Thursday evening, March 22, 1921
Page 3, Columns 3 and 4
Judge Irving G. Vann Dead
Former Mayor Had Long Been Leading Figure Among Jurists of State - Descendant of Pioneer Stock.
Judge Irving Goodwin Vann died at his James street home at 10:30 o'clock this morning. He had been ill a week. Death was due to old age. Mrs. Vann, their son, Irving Dillaye Van, and daughter, Mrs. Albert P. Fowler, were at the bedside when the end came.
Mr. Vann was born January 3, 1842, in the town of Ulysses, Tompkins county, on the west shore of Cayuga lake. His earliest known ancestor on the paternal side was Samuel Vann, his great-grandfather, who was a native of New Jersey, and a lieutenant in the revolutionary war. His grandfather, also named Samuel Vann, died in 1878, aged 106 years. His father, Samuel R. Vann, was a well-to-do farmer, who, although born in New Jersey, passed most of his life on his farm in Ulysses, where he died in 1872.
On his mother's side Mr. Vann derived his descent from Richard Goodwin, his great-grandfather, whose son, Joseph, was the father of Catherine H. Goodwin, Judge Vann's mother.
Judge Vann, when a small boy, received careful instruction from his mother who lived until 1902, but did not attend school until he prepared for college at Trumansburg academy, about four miles from his home. He completed his preparation for college at Ithaca academy. He entered Yale in 1859 and graduated in 1863.
The year after graduation he was principal of the Pleasant Valley High school, near Owensboro, Ky., and though successful as a teacher and urged to continue, he resigned and began the study of law in the office of Boardman & Finch, at Ithaca, and in the fall of 1864 entered the Albany Law school, where he graduated in the spring of 1865. A few months were next passed in Washington as clerk of the treasury department, but resigning in October, 1865, he came to Syracuse and became a clerk in the law office of Raynor and Butler.
In March, 1866, he began to practice law and subsequently became a member of the law firms of Vann & Raynor, Raynor & Vann, Fuller & Vann and Vann, McLennan & Dillaye. His practice became large and profitable and, having associated himself with partners who were expert in the trial of causes before a jury, he preferred to conduct them after the facts had been settled, by arguing the questions of law in the Appellate courts.
He heard and decided many cases as referee, until his practice became so large that he was obliged to confine himself to the business of his office. He was one of the founders of the Onondaga Bar association and became successively second and first vice president and finally its president. He was also one of the founders of the New York State Bar association.
Former Mayor of Syracuse.
In politics he was always a Republican, but was identified with its liberal wing and supported Horace Greeley for President in 1872. He actively engaged in several political campaigns but was not a candidate for office until 1879, when he was unanimously nominated as the Republican candidate for mayor of Syracuse. With three candidates in the field, he was elected by a majority of more than a thousand. His administration as mayor was characterized by the lowest taxes that the city had known for many years. Declining a renomination he again took up the practice of his profession.
In 1861 he was nominated for justice of the Supreme court and was elected by a majority of over 11,000. He assumed the duties of that office in 1882 and continued to discharge them until 1883, when he became, by designation of the Governor, a judge of the Court of Appeals, Second division. He served in that capacity for four years and then returned to the circuit.
In the fall of 1895 he was re-elected Justice of the Supreme court, having been nominated by both parties. In January, 1896, he was appointed by Governor Morton, a judge of the Court of Appeals.
In 1896 he was nominated by the Republican party for the full term of 14 years and at the ensuing election was chosen by a majority of 243,189, which was the largest majority ever received by a State officer in a contested election in the State of New York.
In 1910 he was re-elected to the Court of Appeals from which he was retired by the age limit on December 31, 1913, three days before his 71st birthday. He thus held the distinction of serving on the bench of the Court of Appeals almost a full year after his 70th year.
After retiring the bench, Judge Vann was associated with Lieut. Col. John B. Tuck in the practice of law. He was referee in a number of important legal cases and took an active interest in his profession until shortly before his death.
Judge Vann was fond of fishing and all phases of outdoor life, his summer home, near Baldwinsville, being on a large farm bordering a pretty little lake. The farm and lake were stocked by Judge Vann with game and fish. The farm overlooks the Seneca river and is one of the ideal spots in Central New York.
Although devoted to his profession and to the discharge of his official duties he was always active in benevolent, charitable and social affairs. He organized Woodlawn cemetery in 1879 and was its president for years. He was also the president of the Onondaga Red Cross society since its inception. He was one of the founders, and for several years was the president, of the Century club of Syracuse. He was a member of the Citizens club of Syracuse, the University club of Central New York, the New York State Historical association, the Onondaga Historical society, the Fort Orange club of Albany, the Albany Historical society and of nearly all the charitable organizations of Syracuse. He was a founder and trustee of the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts and a lecturer in the Syracuse and the Albany law schools and at one time a lecturer in the Cornell School of Law. He was one of the founders of the Yale club of Syracuse and of the Alumni association of the Albany Law school and had been president of each. he received the degree of L. L. D. from Hamilton in 1882, Syracuse in 1897 and Yale in 1898.
Close Friend of Judge Parker.
Judge Vann was a close friend of Judge Alton B. Parker with whom he sat on the bench for years, until Judge Parker resigned to accept the nomination for President.
Judge Vann was married to Florence Dillaye, only daughter of Henry A. Dillaye, a prominent resident of Syracuse, in 1870. They have two children, Florence Dillaye, now Mrs. Albert P. Fowler, born July 30, 1871, and Irving Dillaye, born September 17, 1875. The son is now an active member of the law firm of Fowler, Crouch & Vann of this city.
Mrs. Fowler has four children, Catherine D., Albert V., Ruth and Elizabeth Fowler. They all live in Syracuse.
Judge Vann was always domestic in taste and found the highest enjoyment in his family circle. He was very fond of books and had a library of more than 10,000 volumes, many of which are rare. He also was fond of old guns and had a collection of nearly 200, selected to mark the progress of invention in firearms.
His active recreations were fishing, hunting and riding. His vacations were always passed in the woods and his reputation as a fisherman was well founded.
Obituary:
Syracuse, New York
The Herald newspaper
Thursday evening, March 22, 1921
Page 3, Columns 3 and 4
Judge Irving G. Vann Dead
Former Mayor Had Long Been Leading Figure Among Jurists of State - Descendant of Pioneer Stock.
Judge Irving Goodwin Vann died at his James street home at 10:30 o'clock this morning. He had been ill a week. Death was due to old age. Mrs. Vann, their son, Irving Dillaye Van, and daughter, Mrs. Albert P. Fowler, were at the bedside when the end came.
Mr. Vann was born January 3, 1842, in the town of Ulysses, Tompkins county, on the west shore of Cayuga lake. His earliest known ancestor on the paternal side was Samuel Vann, his great-grandfather, who was a native of New Jersey, and a lieutenant in the revolutionary war. His grandfather, also named Samuel Vann, died in 1878, aged 106 years. His father, Samuel R. Vann, was a well-to-do farmer, who, although born in New Jersey, passed most of his life on his farm in Ulysses, where he died in 1872.
On his mother's side Mr. Vann derived his descent from Richard Goodwin, his great-grandfather, whose son, Joseph, was the father of Catherine H. Goodwin, Judge Vann's mother.
Judge Vann, when a small boy, received careful instruction from his mother who lived until 1902, but did not attend school until he prepared for college at Trumansburg academy, about four miles from his home. He completed his preparation for college at Ithaca academy. He entered Yale in 1859 and graduated in 1863.
The year after graduation he was principal of the Pleasant Valley High school, near Owensboro, Ky., and though successful as a teacher and urged to continue, he resigned and began the study of law in the office of Boardman & Finch, at Ithaca, and in the fall of 1864 entered the Albany Law school, where he graduated in the spring of 1865. A few months were next passed in Washington as clerk of the treasury department, but resigning in October, 1865, he came to Syracuse and became a clerk in the law office of Raynor and Butler.
In March, 1866, he began to practice law and subsequently became a member of the law firms of Vann & Raynor, Raynor & Vann, Fuller & Vann and Vann, McLennan & Dillaye. His practice became large and profitable and, having associated himself with partners who were expert in the trial of causes before a jury, he preferred to conduct them after the facts had been settled, by arguing the questions of law in the Appellate courts.
He heard and decided many cases as referee, until his practice became so large that he was obliged to confine himself to the business of his office. He was one of the founders of the Onondaga Bar association and became successively second and first vice president and finally its president. He was also one of the founders of the New York State Bar association.
Former Mayor of Syracuse.
In politics he was always a Republican, but was identified with its liberal wing and supported Horace Greeley for President in 1872. He actively engaged in several political campaigns but was not a candidate for office until 1879, when he was unanimously nominated as the Republican candidate for mayor of Syracuse. With three candidates in the field, he was elected by a majority of more than a thousand. His administration as mayor was characterized by the lowest taxes that the city had known for many years. Declining a renomination he again took up the practice of his profession.
In 1861 he was nominated for justice of the Supreme court and was elected by a majority of over 11,000. He assumed the duties of that office in 1882 and continued to discharge them until 1883, when he became, by designation of the Governor, a judge of the Court of Appeals, Second division. He served in that capacity for four years and then returned to the circuit.
In the fall of 1895 he was re-elected Justice of the Supreme court, having been nominated by both parties. In January, 1896, he was appointed by Governor Morton, a judge of the Court of Appeals.
In 1896 he was nominated by the Republican party for the full term of 14 years and at the ensuing election was chosen by a majority of 243,189, which was the largest majority ever received by a State officer in a contested election in the State of New York.
In 1910 he was re-elected to the Court of Appeals from which he was retired by the age limit on December 31, 1913, three days before his 71st birthday. He thus held the distinction of serving on the bench of the Court of Appeals almost a full year after his 70th year.
After retiring the bench, Judge Vann was associated with Lieut. Col. John B. Tuck in the practice of law. He was referee in a number of important legal cases and took an active interest in his profession until shortly before his death.
Judge Vann was fond of fishing and all phases of outdoor life, his summer home, near Baldwinsville, being on a large farm bordering a pretty little lake. The farm and lake were stocked by Judge Vann with game and fish. The farm overlooks the Seneca river and is one of the ideal spots in Central New York.
Although devoted to his profession and to the discharge of his official duties he was always active in benevolent, charitable and social affairs. He organized Woodlawn cemetery in 1879 and was its president for years. He was also the president of the Onondaga Red Cross society since its inception. He was one of the founders, and for several years was the president, of the Century club of Syracuse. He was a member of the Citizens club of Syracuse, the University club of Central New York, the New York State Historical association, the Onondaga Historical society, the Fort Orange club of Albany, the Albany Historical society and of nearly all the charitable organizations of Syracuse. He was a founder and trustee of the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts and a lecturer in the Syracuse and the Albany law schools and at one time a lecturer in the Cornell School of Law. He was one of the founders of the Yale club of Syracuse and of the Alumni association of the Albany Law school and had been president of each. he received the degree of L. L. D. from Hamilton in 1882, Syracuse in 1897 and Yale in 1898.
Close Friend of Judge Parker.
Judge Vann was a close friend of Judge Alton B. Parker with whom he sat on the bench for years, until Judge Parker resigned to accept the nomination for President.
Judge Vann was married to Florence Dillaye, only daughter of Henry A. Dillaye, a prominent resident of Syracuse, in 1870. They have two children, Florence Dillaye, now Mrs. Albert P. Fowler, born July 30, 1871, and Irving Dillaye, born September 17, 1875. The son is now an active member of the law firm of Fowler, Crouch & Vann of this city.
Mrs. Fowler has four children, Catherine D., Albert V., Ruth and Elizabeth Fowler. They all live in Syracuse.
Judge Vann was always domestic in taste and found the highest enjoyment in his family circle. He was very fond of books and had a library of more than 10,000 volumes, many of which are rare. He also was fond of old guns and had a collection of nearly 200, selected to mark the progress of invention in firearms.
His active recreations were fishing, hunting and riding. His vacations were always passed in the woods and his reputation as a fisherman was well founded.
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