# Everett Riley York

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**Everett Riley York** (June 25, 1860 – December 14, 1940) was an American lawyer who was one of the first [law clerks](/source/Law_clerk) to the justices of the [Supreme Court of the United States](/source/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States), serving associate justice [Stanly Matthews](/source/Stanley_Matthews_(judge)) from 1886 to 1888.[1]

## Biography

York was educated in the public schools and at [Cazenovia Seminary](/source/Cazenovia_Seminary) in New York. Then, he was an assistant reporter in the Senate at [Harrisburg, Pennsylvania](/source/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania). Later he was stenographer in the courts in [Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania](/source/Schuylkill_County,_Pennsylvania). In 1880, he was secretary of the land commissioner of the [Boston & Maine Rail Road](/source/Boston_and_Maine_Corporation) at [Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/Lincoln,_Nebraska). After moving to [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington,_D.C.), from 1883 to 1885, he was a private secretary to the assistant [United States Postmaster General](/source/United_States_Postmaster_General). In June 1884, York graduated with a [LL.B.](/source/Bachelor_of_law) from [National University School of Law](/source/National_University_School_of_Law) in Washington, D.C.[2] In June 1885, he was awarded a [LL.M.](/source/Master_of_law)[3] The year following he began serving as law clerk to Justice Matthews.

In June 1889, York moved to [Tacoma, Washington](/source/Tacoma,_Washington), and engaged in private practice with the [Northern Pacific Railway](/source/Northern_Pacific_Railway) and the firm of Mitchell, Ashton & Chapman.[4][5][6][7] He also worked for the Tacoma Land and Import Company, and the Narrows Land Company. In 1901, he was nominated by the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) and elected to the [Washington State House of Representatives](/source/Washington_State_House_of_Representatives) from the [34th district](/source/Washington's_34th_legislative_district), and in 1903 from the [36th district](/source/Washington's_36th_legislative_district).[8][9][10]

### Death

York died on December 14, 1940, in Tacoma.

## Personal life

On June 15, 1887, York married Currence Bostwick Fitch in Washington, D.C.[11] They had four children: a son, Arthur York; and three daughters, Florence York (Fawcett), Helen Denison York (McLaughlin) and Anne Moffat York (King).[12]

## See also

- [List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 6)](/source/List_of_law_clerks_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States_(Seat_6))
- [Clarence M. York](/source/Clarence_M._York)
- [Thomas A. Russell](/source/Thomas_A._Russell)
- [James S. Harlan](/source/James_S._Harlan)
- [Thomas H. Fitnam](/source/Thomas_H._Fitnam)
- [Frederick Emmons Chapin](/source/Frederick_Emmons_Chapin)

## References

1. Peppers, Todd C. (2006). [*Courtiers of the Marble Palace: The Rise and Influence of the Supreme Court Law Clerk*](https://books.google.com/books?id=NxiMWr730EcC&q=%22thomas+h.+fitnam%22+melville+fuller&pg=PA49). Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 49. ISBN 0804753822. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

1. ["Law Department, National University"](http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1884-06-10/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1789&index=0&date2=1925&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Everett+R+York&proxdistance=5&state=District+of+Columbia&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Everett+R.+York&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1). *Evening star. (Washington, D.C.)*. Library of Congress Historic Newspaper. June 10, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

1. ["The National University Law School"](http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1885-06-03/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1789&index=1&date2=1925&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Everett+R+York&proxdistance=5&state=District+of+Columbia&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Everett+R.+York&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1). *Evening star. (Washington, D.C.)*. Library of Congress Historic Newspaper. June 3, 1885. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

1. ["Mrs. Coleman Gets $9,500 for Her Land"](http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045604/1890-11-23/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1789&sort=date&date2=1925&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=1&words=E+R+York&proxdistance=5&state=Washington&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=e.+r.+york&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1). *The Seattle Post-Intelligencer*. Library of Congress Historic Newspapers. November 23, 1890. p. 5. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

1. ["Railroad and Corporation Notes"](http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045604/1892-06-08/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1789&sort=date&date2=1925&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=8&words=E+R+York&proxdistance=5&state=Washington&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=e.+r.+york&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1). *The Seattle Post-Intelligencer*. Library of Congress Historic Newspapers. June 8, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

1. ["Water Polo at Long Beach"](http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045604/1892-07-31/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=1789&index=1&date2=1925&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Everett+York&proxdistance=5&state=Washington&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Everett+York&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1). *The Seattle Post-Intelligencer*. Library of Congress Historic Newspapers. July 31, 1892. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

1. ["Bathing at Long Beach"](http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045604/1892-08-14/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=1789&index=0&date2=1925&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Everett+York&proxdistance=5&state=Washington&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Everett+York&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1). *The Seattle Post-Intelligencer*. Library of Congress Historic Newspapers. August 14, 1892. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

1. ["Members of Legislature, 1889-2011"](http://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/MembersOfLeg2011.pdf). Washington State Legislature. 2011. pp. 98, 102. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

1. ["Personnel of Legislature"](http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84022770/1901-01-04/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1789&sort=date&date2=1925&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=13&words=E+R+York&proxdistance=5&state=Washington&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=e.+r.+york&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2). *Washington Standard*. Library of Congress Historic Newspapers. January 4, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

1. ["Pleasant Prospect"](http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085460/1902-11-14/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1789&sort=date&date2=1925&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&index=18&words=E+R+York&proxdistance=5&state=Washington&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=e.+r.+york&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2). *The Colfax Gazette*. Library of Congress Historic Newspapers. November 14, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

1. ["Marriage Licenses"](http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1887-06-15/ed-1/seq-3/#date1=1789&index=2&date2=1925&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Everett+r+York&proxdistance=5&state=District+of+Columbia&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Everett+R.+York&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1). *Evening Star (Washington, D.C.)*. Library of Congress Historic Newspapers. June 15, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

1. ["Personal and Society"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/84726258/). *The Tacoma Times*. Newspapers.com. August 3, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

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