Mr. James A. Gordon.
Mr. James A. Gordon, an active practicing lawyer at Jersey City, died suddenly at his home, 638 Pavonia avenue, on January 11. Complaining that he felt ill, Mr. Gordon left his office the day previous, but his illness gave no indication that death was near.
Mr. Gordon was the son of John A. and Isabella (Leslie) Gordon, and was born in the city of Bergen (now Jersey City), October 7, 1860. He was graduated from the Jersey City High School in 1881; read law with Mr. John Linn and Linn & Babbitt, and was admitted as a New Jersey attorney at the June Term, 1885, and as counselor at the June Term, 1888. He soon became one of the ablest of the younger members of the Hudson Bar. His office was at 586 Newark avenue, Jersey City, at the time of his death. He was unmarried and made his home with a sister, Miss Isabelle Leslie Gordon, who, with a brother, William Stewart Gordon, survives him. He belonged to the Bergen Lodge, F. and A. M., and the Hudson Bar Association.
Mr. Robert I. Hopper.
Mr. Robert Imlay Hopper, of Paterson, long a prominent attorney of that city, died on January 24th after a few days illness from a general breakdown.
Mr. Hopper was the son of the late Judge John Hopper and Mary A. (Imlay) Hopper, of Paterson, and was born in that city May 28, 1845. After a public school education he entered Rutgers College, being graduated there in 1866. He studied law with his father and became a New Jersey attorney at the June Term, 1869, and a counselor three years later. For many years father and son were associated in practice in Paterson, being severed only because the father was elevated to the Bench. In 1878 he was chosen counsel to the Passaic Board of Chosen Freeholders and served as such for ten years. He was also secretary to the Paterson & Hudson River Railroad (now part of the Erie R. R.), holding that office at the time of his death. He was active in the National Guard of New Jersey, having been Major and Judge Advocate, and was prominent in Masonic circles and in various clubs. His wife, who was Miss Ida E. Hughes, died April 24, 1878. One daughter, Ida, survives.
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