Husband Nevin Augustine Cort 1 2 3
Born: 20 Mar 1867 - Quakertown, Bucks Co, PA 3
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Father: Rev. Lucian Cort (1824-1905) 3 4 5
Mother: Mrs. Sabina Ochs ( -1888) 2
Marriage: 10 May 1894 3
Wife Mary E. Laird 1 3
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Father: Thomas Laird (1845- ) 3 6 7
Mother: Margaret Snedden ( - ) 1 3
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1 F Helen Laird Cort 3
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Spouse: Wilfred C. Larimer ( - ) 3
2 M Thomas Laird Cort 3
Born: 19 May 1896 3
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Spouse: Ruth Christner ( - ) 3
3 F Mary Margaret Cort 3
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Spouse: Courtland Palmer ( - ) 3
4 M Nevin Augustine Cort, Jr. 3
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General Notes: Husband - Nevin Augustine Cort
His education was received from private tutors, in part, and in part at the various schools controlled by his father. He was doing excellent work at Franklin and Marshall College, with the class of 1892, when ill health brought his career there to an end. Unusually precocious, he had in part maintained himself by accepting a position as bookkeeper for J. Bowan & Son, for whom he had performed such admirable service for three years that he was persuaded to return for a shorter term later on in life. Having made up his mind to study the law by this time, he entered the office of A. M. Sloan, where he pursued his studies to such good effect that he was admitted to practice at the bar of Westmoreland County, February 25, 1893. Following that date Mr. Cort was involved in the practice of general law at Greensburg. In politics a Republican, Mr. Cort was very prominent in party circles. In a campaign of 1896 he did energetic service for the Republican cause, and this continued in all subsequent campaigns. In 1910 he was appointed assistant district attorney under W. T. Dom, Jr., in which capacity he served for three years. In September, 1917, he was nominated without opposition for the district attorneyship on the Republican ticket and elected by the handsome majority of 3,700 votes. For eight years he continued in office and gave such efficient service that nearby courts favorably commented on his conducting of affairs. On January 11, 1926, he retired from the office of district attorney and entered the private practice of his profession. For a number of years he served on the School Board. He was a member of the local lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; and a member of the Presbyterian Church.