Hiscock & Barclay 150th Anniversary Timeline - 1855-1867

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1848 - L. Harris Hiscock opens a solo law office in Tully, New York. He and his brother, Frank Hiscock, had grown up in the town of Pompey, New York. Their grandfather, Richard Hiscock, had been a soldier in the American Revolution. The brothers, ten years apart in age, received their education from Pompey Academy. After teaching common school in Pompey at the age of 17, L. Harris Hiscock had been elected Town Superintendent of Schools in Pompey at the age of 20, which he holds for two years. In the interim, he had studied law with Pompey lawyer Daniel Gott and been admitted to the bar in 1848.

1852 - Running as a Democrat, L. Harris Hiscock is elected to the office of Surrogate Court Judge, winning a spirited election against the incumbent. He holds that office until 1855.

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1855 - After Frank Hiscock is admitted to the bar in 1855, he forms a partnership with his brother - the L.H. & F. Hiscock Law Office.

1858 - The L.H. & F. Hiscock Law Office in Tully relocates to the Granger Block in Syracuse. In the Syracuse Journal, the office advertises: "Particular attention given to the practice in Surrogate's Court and the settlement of Estates."

1860 - Frank Hiscock becomes the District Attorney of Onondaga County, and serves from 1860 until 1863.

1864 - The L.H. & F. Hiscock Law Office moves again to 9 Bastable Block, which is located at the present site of the State Tower Building.

1865 - In the fall of 1865, L. Harris Hiscock is nominated by the Republicans for Member of Assembly in the Third District of Onondaga County, and is elected by a large majority. In the fall of 1866 he is reelected to the Legislature from the Second District. In a local newspaper article, he is regarded as a "self-made man and that no other lawyer, in his county, comes in contact annually with more people, in his office, than he."

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1867 - In April, the two brothers relocate their law firm to "highly eligible quarters" at No. 10 Clinton Block (site of the old post office at West Genesee and Clinton Streets) and add another partner, George Doheny. He had studied in their office prior to being named partner. The Journal called Doheny "a promising young lawyer." Doheny becomes president of Syracuse Savings Bank, serving from 1907-1922. At the time of his death in 1922, he leaves almost all of his sizeable estate to nine Syracuse institutions.

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1867 - After his brother's death in June, Frank Hiscock is elected to fill his brother's position as a delegate at the constitutional convention. The firm also adds William H. Gifford into partnership, changing its name to Hiscock, Gifford & Doheny. Gifford had served three years as District Attorney, from 1862 to 1865.