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TIFFANY, Alexander Ralston, jurist, born in Niagara, Upper Canada, 16 October, 1796; died in Palmyra, Michigan, 14 January, 1868. He learned the printer's trade in the office of the "Canadian Constellation," published by his father, Sylvester, and removed with him to Canandaigua, New York, previous to the war of 1812. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practised at Palmyra, Wayne county, New York, and became associate judge of the county. He removed to Palmyra, Michigan, in 1832, became prosecuting attorney of Lenawee county in 1834, was elected judge of probate in 1836 and in 1840, county judge of Lenawee county in 1844, re-elected in 1848, and served until this court was abolished by the constitution of 1850. He was a member of the Constitutional convention of 1850, and of the legislature, where he was chairman of the judiciary committee in 1855. He published "The Justice's Guide" (Detroit, 1855); "Criminal Law" (1860); and "Form-Book for Attorneys in Michigan" (1860).
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