prominent attorney Lewis Cass Ledyard, Milburn joined the New York City law firm of Carter, Rollins & Ledyard, which became Carter, Ledyard & Milburn upon his joining. There, Milburn represented many high-profile clients, including Standard Oil, the New York Stock Exchange, and the Metropolitan Street Railway. He also served as president of the New York City Bar Association from 1920 to 1921. Personal life In 1875, he married Mary Patty Stocking (d. 1930), a teacher at Bryan's Seminary and the daughter of farmers in Wyoming County. Together, they were the parents of three sons: Devereux Milburn (1881–1942), who married Nancy Gordon Steele (d. 1955) in 1913. John George Milburn, Jr. (1882–1932), also a lawyer. Ralph Milburn (b. 1888), who married Anne Scarborough Hollingsworth, daughter of William Hollingsworth in 1910. Milburn died on August 11, 1930, at Claridge's Hotel while on a trip to London, England. He was 78 years old. His estate was worth $1,735,059 upon his death. Descendants Through his son John Jr. he was the grandfather of Dorothy Milburn (1907–1985), who married Samuel Sloan Auchincloss, Jr. (1903–1991) (whom she divorced in 1938 and married Frank Ford Russell that same year and Saint-John Perse in 1958), and Patty Milburn (1910–1986), who married Edgar Stirling Auchincloss III (1909–2000), who founded the Country Club of Darien. References Notes Sources Mark Goldman. High Hopes: The Rise and Decline of Buffalo, New York. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1983. External links 1851 births 1930 deaths Lawyers from Buffalo, New York People from Sunderland New York (state) lawyers Presidents of the New York City Bar Association New York (state) Democrats