Paul Revere (lawyer)

Paul Revere

Photograph before or circa 1899.

Born| (1856-09-28)September 28, 1856

Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.

Died| November 10, 1901(1901-11-10) (aged 45)

Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.

Resting place| Holy Rood Cemetery, Morristown
Nationality| American
Alma mater| Harvard Law School
Occupation(s)| Lawyer, writer, civic leader
Parent(s)| Joseph Warren Revere
Rosanna Duncan Lamb Revere
Relatives|

* Paul Revere (great grandfather)
* Augustus Lefebvre Revere (brother)

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American lawyer, great-grandson of Revolutionary Paul Revere

Paul Revere (September 28, 1856 – November 10, 1901) was a lawyer, writer, public speaker, and civic member of Morristown, New Jersey. He was the great-grandson of American revolutionary figure Paul Revere,[1][2][3] and his father was Navy officer and Union general Joseph Warren Revere.

In 1891, Revere became the founding chairman and president of the All Soul's Hospital Association, a Catholic hospital chain.[4][1][5]

In 1889, Revere was among the founders of the Sons of the American Revolution, later becoming its state treasurer and national Vice-President General. Circa 1898, he was the president of the Morristown Improvement Association.[6] Revere's other memberships included the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Washington Association of New Jersey; the Aztec Club of 1847's hereditary society; and the New York branch of a Reform Club. He served as president of the Morris County Golf Club, and Morris County Gun Club.[5]

## Early life

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Revere's father was artist, Navy officer, and Union general Joseph Warren Revere.

On September 28, 1856, Paul Revere was born in Morristown, New Jersey to Rosanna Duncan Lamb Revere and Joseph Warren Revere. His siblings were John Revere (1844-1849), Frances Jane Revere (1849-1859), Thomas Duncan Revere (1853-1856), and Augustus Lefebvre Revere (1861 – 1910).[7] Only Paul and Augustus survived to adulthood. Revere's great grandfather was Paul Revere, for whom he was named.

Revere studied at a Morristown private classical school.[1][5] Afterwards, he studied at Harvard Law in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[8]

## Career

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In his youth, he read law in the office of Hon. Staats S. Morris of Newark (possibly a descendant of Staats L. Morris).[1][2][3][9] He performed the same work at former New Jersey governor Joseph D. Bedle's Jersey City law office.[1][2][3]

In February 1881, Revere was admitted to the bar, officially becoming a lawyer.[1][2][3] He practiced law as Revere & Randolph,[8] in collaboration with Carman Fitz Randolph, fellow lawyer and author.[10]

By 1885, he pursued other business interests and "put aside the law."[1][2][3] He became a manager of the Morris County Savings Bank, a director and official of the Morris County Mortgage and Realty Company, and a founder and director of the Morristown Trust Company.[5]

## Civic leadership

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Revere was the founding chairman of the All Souls' Hospital of Morristown, established in 1891.

Starting in 1880, Revere became involved in the Democratic party, becoming chairman of multiple conventions and public meetings. For example, he was president of the Morristown Democratic Club. In 1896, he supported Palmer and Buckner. From 1880 to 1899 he delivered a speech for almost every election, being contemporaneously described as an "entertaining, logical, and forceful speaker."[1][2][3]

From 1883 to 1885, he served on the common council of Morristown, and he did so again from 1888 to 1890.[1][2][3]

Like his father, who converted to Catholicism during the Civil War,[11][12] Paul Revere converted to Catholicism as a "young man,"[5] some time before 1891.[1][2][3][4]

In 1891, Revere and his brother Augustus Lefebvre Revere joined the Washington Association of New Jersey.[13]

In 1891, Revere became the founding chairman and president of the All Souls' Hospital Association,[4] a Catholic hospital chain. The Association was headquartered at Morristown with branches throughout various parishes, each of which was represented on the Board of Management. Its Morristown location was in the historic Arnold's Tavern,[1][5] which had been moved from the Morristown Green to serve as a hospital.[14] The hospital's goal was to "care [for] the diseased, disabled, and infirm, and [other such] charitable work."[4] On December 18, 1891, the All-Soul's Hospital opened. On January 4, 1892, a constitution and set of by-laws were discussed by Revere and others in a general meeting in Bayley Hall, Morristown.[4]

For three unspecified years, he was the foreman of the Morristown fire wardens.[1][2][3] He was also the first captain of the General George G. Meade Camp of the Sons of Veterans.[8]

In March 1898, as the president/chair of the Morristown Improvement Association, Revere announced that his association was in opposition to street railroad legislation (i.e. trolleys).[6]

## Death and legacy

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The New Jersey Law Journal reported that Revere died suddenly at his Morristown home on November 10, 1901, at the age of 45. He was survived by his brother, Augustus LeFebvre Revere, and his mother, Rosanna Duncan Lamb Revere.[5]

On November 11, 1901, The New York Times reported that Revere's funeral would be held on November 12 at Morristown's Church of the Ascension at 11 AM. It requested that "Boston papers please copy."[15] It is possible that "Ascension" was a typo for "Assumption;" the church would likely have been Morristown's Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the church Revere's family attended and for which his father had created a painting.[16][17]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Paul Revere". Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County, New Jersey. Illustrated. Vol. II., Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago, 1899. Transcribed circa 1999 by Brianne Kelly-Bly. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Brown, William Mawbey (1900). Biographical, Genealogical and Descriptive History of the State of New Jersey. New Jersey Historical Publishing Company.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lewis Publishing Company (1899). Biographical and genealogical history of Morris County, N.J. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. New York : Lewis Pub. Co.
4. ^ a b c d e Flynn, R. D., Very Reverend Joseph M. (1892). The Story of a Parish: The First Catholic Church in Morristown, N.J. - Its Foundation and Development (1847-1892) (PDF). The Columbus Press, 120-122 West 60th Street, New York. pp. some information around 264.
5. ^ a b c d e f g "MR. PAUL REVERE". The New Jersey Law Journal. Honeyman & Rowe. 1901. p. 768.
6. ^ a b Humanities, National Endowment for the (1898-03-25). "The Morris County chronicle. (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, March 25, 1898, article: "THEY OPPOSE TROLLEYS."". Retrieved 2022-11-02.
7. ^ Goss, Elbridge Henry (1972). The Life of Colonel Paul Revere. Ardent Media. ISBN 978-0-8398-0670-7.
8. ^ a b c Thayer, William Roscoe (1902). The Harvard Graduates' Magazine. Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association. p. 460.
9. ^ The New Jersey Law Journal. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company. 1920.
10. ^ Thayer, William Roscoe (1902). The Harvard Graduates' Magazine. Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association.
11. ^ Blog, McNamara's (2012-10-19). "Paul Revere's Grandson, Civil War General, Becomes Catholic". McNamara's Blog. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
12. ^ Burch, Brian; Stimpson, Emily (2017-03-21). The American Catholic Almanac: A Daily Reader of Patriots, Saints, Rogues, and Ordinary People Who Changed the United States. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-553-41874-3.
13. ^ Jersey, Washington Association of New (1899). Charter and By-laws of the Washington Association of New Jersey. The Association. p. 17.
14. ^ "CONTENTdm". jfpl.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
15. ^ "DIED". The New York Times. November 11, 1901.
16. ^ Burch, Brian; Stimpson, Emily (2017-03-21). The American Catholic Almanac: A Daily Reader of Patriots, Saints, Rogues, and Ordinary People Who Changed the United States. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-553-41874-3.
17. ^ Blog, McNamara's (2012-10-19). "Paul Revere's Grandson, Civil War General, Becomes Catholic". McNamara's Blog. Retrieved 2022-06-16.