works of classic literature and history; on a vacation to Europe, Law mostly spent time in Greece visiting historic sites. He was also a member of the Alpine Club, Aldine Association, the American Fine Arts Society, Ardsley Casino (now Ardsley Country Club), the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, New York's Century Association, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Players, and Sleepy Hollow Country Club. Law and his wife were on the Aqueduct Guard Citizens' Committee, a committee tasked with providing for the needs of the New York Guard troops who were protecting the Old Croton Aqueduct during World War I. In 1892, Law also received an honorary Master of Arts degree in agriculture from Yale University. See also History of Briarcliff Manor Notes References External links 1837 births 1924 deaths American city founders Briarcliff Manor, New York Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) Businesspeople from New York (state) English emigrants to the United States People from Briarcliff Manor, New York People from Kidderminster People from Yonkers, New York Farmers from New York (state) Philanthropists from New York (state)