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'''Garrett, Phelan & Underwood''' was a law firm formed by [[James Garrett|James J. Garrett]] and [[Alabama Secretary of State]] [[Ellis Phelan]] | '''Garrett, Phelan & Underwood''' (later '''Garrett & Underwood''') was a law firm formed by [[James Garrett|James J. Garrett]] and [[Alabama Secretary of State]] [[Ellis Phelan]] in [[1882]]. [[Oscar Underwood]] joined the firm in [[1884]], but left the city a year later to serve in the 54th United States Congress. Phelan left the firm in [[1885]] to move with his wife to Waterbury, Connecticut. | ||
The firm's offices were located in the [[National Bank of Birmingham building|National Bank Building]], and were noted for housing a full set of Jefferson County's abstracts of the title to all conveyances and court records. | |||
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* {{Northern Alabama-1888}} | |||
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[[Category:1st Avenue North]] | [[Category:1st Avenue North]] | ||
[[Category:20th Street North]] | [[Category:20th Street North]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:19, 10 July 2015
Garrett, Phelan & Underwood (later Garrett & Underwood) was a law firm formed by James J. Garrett and Alabama Secretary of State Ellis Phelan in 1882. Oscar Underwood joined the firm in 1884, but left the city a year later to serve in the 54th United States Congress. Phelan left the firm in 1885 to move with his wife to Waterbury, Connecticut.
The firm's offices were located in the National Bank Building, and were noted for housing a full set of Jefferson County's abstracts of the title to all conveyances and court records.
References
- North Alabama (Illustrated) (1888) Birmingham: Southern Commercial Publishing Co.