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American lawyer

Oliver Prince Buel
Born(1838-01-22)January 22, 1838
Troy, New York
DiedApril 7, 1899(1899-04-07) (aged 61)
New York, New York
Burial placeOakwood Cemetery
EducationWilliams College
Occupation(s)Lawyer, banker
Spouse Josephine Maria McDougall ​ ​(m. 1875)​
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Oliver Prince Buel (January 22, 1838 – April 7, 1899) was an American lawyer and banker.

Early life

Buel was born on January 22, 1838, in Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. He was the youngest of eight children of Judge David Buel (1784–1860) and Harriet (née Hillhouse) Buel (1792–1866). His father, originally from Litchfield County, Connecticut, was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. Among his siblings were elder brothers, the Rev. Samuel Buel (father of Lt.-Col. David Hillhouse Buel), the Rev. David Hillhouse Buel, John Griswold Buel, Col. Clarence Buel, and Hambden Buel.

His paternal grandparents were David Buel and Rachel (née McNiel) Buel, and his maternal grandparents were John Griswold Hillhouse (brother of U.S. Senator James Hillhouse) and Elizabeth (née Mason) Hillhouse of Montville, Connecticut.

He graduated from Williams College in 1859.

Career

After being admitted to the bar in Troy, Buel practiced law in Troy from 1865 to 1870 before moving to New York City and forming his own law firm with Joel B. Erhardt later known as Buel, Erhardt & Blackwell. He was afterwards associated with W. A. Ogden Hegeman and, later, Buel, Toucey and Whiting (later known as Patterson, Buel, Touchey & Whiting).

In 1881, Buel was a founding trustee of the Metropolitan Trust Company which was organized by his cousin, Gen. Thomas Hillhouse, who had just resigned as the Assistant Treasurer of the United States in New York City (following eleven years in that position after being appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1870. Hillhouse served as president until his death in July 1897 when he was succeeded by Brayton Ives.

Personal life

On December 28, 1875, Buel was married to Josephine Maria (née McDougall) Buel, in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Originally from Indianapolis, Josephine was the widow of Lt.-Col. David Hillhouse Buel, who was actually Buel's nephew. Oliver became stepfather to her son, David Hillhouse Buel, a Yale graduate who became ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1898 and the 34th President of Georgetown University in 1905 (he later left the Jesuit order to marry, and subsequently became an Episcopal priest). Josephine's other child was Josephine Maria Buel, although she later changed her name to Violet McDougal, she married critic George Merriam Hyde.

Buel died at his home, 1037 Fifth Avenue (corner of Fifth Avenue and 85th Street), in New York on April 7, 1899. He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Troy.

References

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  2. "Death of Judge Buel". The New York Times. August 18, 1860. p. 8. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Browning, Charles Henry (1891). Americans of Royal Descent: A Collection of Genealogies of American Families Whose Lineage is Traced to the Legitimate Issue of Kings. Porter & Costes. p. 310. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  4. Genealogies of Connecticut Families: From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Genealogical Publishing Com. 1983. p. 528. ISBN 978-0-8063-1030-5. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  5. Court, New York (State) Supreme; Lansing, Abraham; Hun, Marcus Tullius (1896). Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Banks & brothers. p. 389. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  6. Supreme Court, Appellate Division- First Department. 1896. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  7. "The New Trust company.; Business to Begin To-morrow--Deposits Already Received". The New York Times. November 27, 1881. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Gen. Hillhouse Retires" (PDF). The New York Times. November 19, 1881. p. 8. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  9. "Corporation Elections.; Brayton Ives Now President of the Metropolitan Trust Company". The New York Times. January 13, 1898. p. 9. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Georgetown University Library Booth Family Center for Special Collections Center (June 13, 2013). "Hyde, George Merriam, Papers". repository.library.georgetown.edu. Georgetown University. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  11. "Collection: George Merriam Hyde Papers". Georgetown University Archival Resources. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  12. "Died -- Buel". The New York Times. April 8, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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