John Rafferty graduated from Yale College in 1835 . After graduation , he attended lectures in the Harvard Law School , and continued his preparation in the office of O.W. Ogden , Esq. , New York City , where he was admitted to the bar in 1838 . In 1841 , he married Laura E. Ogden , by whom he had two sons and two daughters . From the time of his marriage until 1862 , he resided near Germantown , and during this period held for three years the office of New York State Senator ; in 1860 he was elected Secretary of the Senate , and was one of the delegates at large to the memorable convention at Charleston
memorable convention at Charleston
1860 Democratic National Conventions
John Chandler Rafferty