1. Amos Richards Eno Pinchot was an American lawyer and reformist.
15 Facts About Amos Pinchot
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Amos Pinchot never held public office but managed to exert considerable influence in reformist circles and did much to keep progressive and Georgist ideas alive in the 1920s.
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Amos Pinchot's father was James Wallace Pinchot, a successful New York City wallpaper merchant and supporter of the conservation movement and his mother was Mary Jane Eno, daughter of one of New York City's wealthiest real estate developers, Amos Eno.
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Amos Pinchot's siblings were the conservation leader Gifford Pinchot, and Antoinette E Pinchot who later married Alan Johnstone.
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Amos Pinchot was educated at St Paul's, and at Yale where he was a member of the secret society Skull and Bones, He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1897.
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In 1898, Amos Pinchot enrolled at Columbia University to study law.
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Amos Pinchot enlisted in the 1st New York Volunteer Cavalry and served in Puerto Rico.
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Shortly after being admitted to the bar, Amos Pinchot was appointed deputy assistant district attorney for New York County.
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Amos Pinchot ultimately joined the Democratic Party, defended the rights of workers, and became acquainted with leftist intellectuals.
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On November 14,1900, Amos Pinchot married Gertrude Minturn at St George's Episcopal Church in New York City.
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Amos Pinchot lost a considerable amount of blood during the attempt and would never regain his health.
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Amos Pinchot was confined to hospitals and sanatoriums for the remainder of his life.
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Amos Pinchot died of bronchial pneumonia on February 18,1944, in a Bronx sanatorium.
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Amos Pinchot's funeral was held at the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City.
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Amos Pinchot is buried in the Pinchot family plot in Milford Cemetery in Milford, Pennsylvania.