Interim Content
Sterling, Lord
Biography
14 May 1805–21 Jan. 1905. Lawyer, judge. Born in Lima, Ontario Co., New York. Son of James Sterling and Mabel Chester. Married Ellen Elizabeth Allen Sterling, 1 Nov. 1835. Moved to Willoughby, Lake Co., Ohio, before 1837. Admitted to the bar, 1837. Attorney for plaintiff in case of Bailey, Keeler & Remsen v. JS and Cowdery, 1837. Attorney of plaintiff in case of Stannard v. Young and JS, Apr. 1838. Elected town clerk, 3 Apr. 1843, in Willoughby. Served as Lake Co. probate judge, 1854–1861. Served on first board of trustees of Willoughby Female Academy, which later became Lake Erie College. Moved to Painesville, Lake Co., by 1860. Appointed Lake Co. prosecuting attorney, 1878. Moved to Glenville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1898. Died at Glenville.
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papers
- Bond, 29 October 1860 [ Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Bond, 29 October 1860, Copy [ Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Declaration, circa 25 April 1837 [ E. Holmes v. Dayton et al. ]
- Declaration, circa 4 December 1837 [ Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Docket Entry, Administration Papers, 29 October 1860 [ Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Docket Entry, Administration Papers, 29 October 1860, Copy [ Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 3 April 1838 [ Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 3 April 1838 [ Stannard v. Young et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, circa 5 June 1837 [ E. Holmes v. Dayton et al. ]
- Introduction to Bailey, Keeler & Remsen v. JS and O. Cowdery
- Introduction to Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS
- Letters of Administration, 29 October 1860 [ Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Letters of Administration, 29 October 1860, Copy [ Holcomb Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Praecipe, 7 September 1837 [ Bailey, Keeler & Remsen v. JS and O. Cowdery ]
- Promissory Note to Bailey, Keeler & Remsen, 26 September 1837–A
- Promissory Note to Bailey, Keeler & Remsen, 26 September 1837–B
- Promissory Note to Bailey, Keeler & Remsen, 26 September 1837–C
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 3 April 1838 [ Stannard v. Young and JS ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 5 June 1837 [ E. Holmes v. Dayton et al. ]
- Gender
- Male