In addition to practicing law , Hiscock became involved in politics , initially as an anti-slavery Democrat , and then as a member of the Free Soil Party . Hiscock became a Republican when the party was founded in the 1850s , and served as district attorney of Onondaga County from 1860 to 1863 . He was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1867 , elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his brother . In 1872 Hiscock supported Liberal Republican nominee Horace Greeley for President , and in 1876 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
1876 Republican National Convention
Frank Hiscock