Frederic Bronson

Frederic D. Bronson, Jr. (July 20, 1851 – March 29, 1900) was a prominent American lawyer during the Gilded Age in New York City. Early life Bronson was born on July 20, 1851, in New York City. He was the son of Frederic Bronson (1802–1868), and Charlotte (née Brinckerhoff) Bronson (1818–1861). He was the brother of Charlotte Troup Bronson, who married Egerton Leigh Winthrop, Louisa Bronson, who married Hollis Horatio Hunnewell, and Maria Bronson. He was the paternal grandson of Isaac Bronson, and a member of the extended Bronson family, which was prominent in business and society, including his uncle, Dr. Oliver Bronson. His maternal grandparents were James Lefferts Brinckerhoff and Charlotte (née Troup) Brinckerhoff, daughter of Lt. Col. Robert Troup and Jannetje (née Goelet) Troup. His aunt Maria Lousia Brinckerhoff (1816–1866), was married to Robert Livingston Pell (1811–1880), a grandson of James Duane. Career Morris graduated from Columbia College in 1870, and later, Columbia Law School, in 1873.