Ansley Wilcox

Ansley Wilcox (January 27, 1856 – January 26, 1930) was an American scholar, Oxford graduate, prominent lawyer, civil service reform commissioner, New York political insider and friend of Theodore Roosevelt. After the assassination of William McKinley, on September 14, 1901, Vice President Roosevelt was sworn in as 26th president of the United States in the library of Wilcox's home at 641 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, New York. Early life Ansley Wilcox was born near Augusta, Georgia, on January 27, 1856. Like Theodore Roosevelt's mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, his mother was from the South and his father from the North. During the Civil War his family moved to Connecticut. Wilcox attended preparatory school at the Hopkins School before attending Yale, where he ultimately studied law. After Yale, Wilcox traveled to London where he attended Oxford University. Career Legal career After leaving Oxford, Wilcox moved to Buffalo, New York, where he began practicing law. Buffalo was a fast-growing industrial city when Wilcox arrived. Although a young man, he soon became known for his legal expertise, charitable works and his love of golf. Corporate law was his specialty, but he also taught a course in medical jurisprudence at the University of Buffalo.