R . ▁ 2 6 3 4 ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁that ▁would ▁am end ▁the ▁En for cement ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁am end ment ▁would ▁add ▁an ▁enfor cement ▁mechanism ▁to ▁the ▁act . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁be ▁en act ed ▁as ▁the ▁Second ▁En for cement ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁by ▁Congress ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁and ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁by ▁President ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Allen ▁C . ▁Beach . ▁He ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁O sw ego ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁fill ▁a ▁vac ancy . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁four teen - year ▁term , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁office ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁when ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁constitution al ▁age ▁limit ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁R ivers ide ▁C emetery ▁in