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BANKS, David, publisher, born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1786; died in New York City, 13 October 1871. lie began the study of law in New York in 1806, in the office of Charles Brainard, whose partner he afterward became. In 1809 he began the business of publishing law books with Stephen Gould, and the establishment of Banks & Gould was soon known as the most extensive of the kind in the country. The business is still continued by sons of Mr. Banks. For nearly ten years he held the offices of alderman and assistant alderman, being president of the board of alderman part of that time. During the later years of his life lie was president of the East River bank.
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