Samuel L. M. Barlow I
| Samuel L. M. Barlow I | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Samuel Latham Mitchill Barlow January 5, 1826 Granville, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 1889 (aged 63) Glen Cove, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Years active | 1852–1889 |
Samuel Latham Mitchill Barlow I (January 5, 1826 – July 10, 1889) was an American lawyer. Born in Granville, Massachusetts, Barlow was admitted to the bar after spending seven years as an apprentice in a New York law practice. Afterwards, he formed several notable legal partnerships, such as Bowdoin, Larocque & Barlow and Shipman, Barlow, Larocque. Barlow was also a major stakeholder in The New York World newspaper. He died at his summer home in Glen Cove, New York of heart failure.
Barlow was born on January 5, 1826 in Granville, Massachusetts, the eldest child of Samuel Bancroft Barlow, an esteemed Yale-graduated physician. Samuel's English ancestors moved to Massachusetts in 1620. Samuel and his family moved to New York City when he was young. Barlow began working for a law firm, Melett & Gregg in either 1840 or 1842. He spent seven at that practice as an apprentice and office assistant before being admitted to the bar. He was later made manager of Melett & Gregg.
In 1852, Barlow established a partnership with George R.J. Bowdoin and Jeremiah Laroque, to form the firm Bowdoin, Larocque and Barlow. Barlow worked in numerous high-profile and rewarding cases. At 23, he was paid $250,000 to settle claims after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with Mexico. He successfully acted as a conciliator to Cornelius Vanderbilt and William Henry Aspinwall, ending their bitter feud. At the end of the Franco-Prussian War, Barlow settled a dispute concerning a $1,600,000 contract to send arms to France. The arms were sent three months later. Among Barlow's most notable victories, he successfully removed Jay Gould from power over the Erie Railroad, and returned it to the railroad's stakeholders. The suit ended with a $9,000,000 settlement. Barlow was made a director and counsel of the railroad after the suit.
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