Xenophon Huddy
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Xenophon Pearce Huddy (1876–1943) was an American lawyer, specializing in automobile law.
Huddy graduated from Yale University[1] cum laude[2], and was admitted to the New York Bar on January 5, 1906[3], after which he became a senior partner in the law practice of MacHenry, Huddy & Cook[4] with partners Charles Ainsworth MacHenry[5] and Philip R. Cook at 309 Broadway, New York City. By 1906, he was a regular contributor to Horseless Age, and lectured before the Automobile Club of America[6][7], among others. In his legal practice, he was known for his opinions on automobile law, and argued pro-motorist cases in court[8]. His 1906 book, The Law Of Automobiles, and writings are considered the first serious legal opinions on the philosophy of automobile law[9], and were important in informing later legal thinking.
He was a descendant of American Revolutionary War Capt. Joshua Huddy, and lectured on Revolutionary War topics. Evidence exists that he later became a judge[10].
Mrs. Xenophon Huddy testified before Congress on Prohibition[11]
[edit] Selected Bibliography
- [11] The Law Of Automobiles. By Xenophon P. Huddy, LL.B. of the New York Bar. Albany, N. Y.: Matthew Bender and Co., 1906.
- [12] Equity and Inequity of Corporate Taxation in the United States, Yale Law Journal, v. 14 - 1904-1905
- [13] What a Lawyer Sees Amiss in the Bill, The Automobile, July 14, 1910
[edit] References
- ^ [1] Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, 1916
- ^ [2] Catalogue of the officers and graduates of Yale University, 1901
- ^ [3] New York supplement By New York (State). Supreme Court, New York (State). Court of Appeals, v. 95 - 1906
- ^ [4] Who's who in New York (city and state) By Lewis Randolph Hamersly, John W. Leonard, William Frederick Mohr, Herman Warren Knox, Frank R. Holmes, Winfield Scott Downs no. 3 - 1907
- ^ ibid.
- ^ [5] The Horseless Age. Vol. 17, no. 4. (registration required)
- ^ [6] Automobile Notes of Interest, New York Times, January 22, 1906
- ^ [7] Progress of New Jersey Test Case, The Horseless Age v. 21 - 1908
- ^ [8] Down the Asphalt Path By Clay McShane, 1994
- ^ [9] Kellis, Flanigan, O'Gorman and Huddy Family Trees
- ^ [10] 1926 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings on National Prohibition
