▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁his ▁profession ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁Jan . ▁ 2 3 , 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁See ley ▁sought ▁professional ▁rather ▁than ▁political ▁distinction , ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁high ▁legal ▁reputation . ▁He ▁maintained ▁also ▁through ▁life ▁an ▁unusual ▁familiar ity ▁with ▁the ▁ancient ▁class ics . ▁During ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁earnest ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Government , ▁and ▁gave ▁most ▁freely ▁to ▁the ▁various ▁char ities ▁which ▁the ▁war ▁called ▁into ▁operation . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁twice ▁married ▁; ▁first , ▁to ▁Elizabeth , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁Tit us , ▁of ▁Fl ushing , ▁New ▁York , ▁who ▁died ▁during ▁his ▁residence ▁at ▁Bridge port . ▁His ▁second ▁wife ▁was ▁Alice , ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁I . ▁Glo ver , ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁two ▁sons ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁marriage , ▁John ▁T . ▁See ley , ▁J ▁E sq ., ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁surv ived ▁him . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 9 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Wil ton , ▁Connecticut ▁Category : Y ale ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : Connect icut ▁law y ers ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁New ▁H aven , ▁Connecticut ▁Category : Connect icut ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁P ion ers