Addison Niles

Addison Cook Niles (1832  January 17, 1890) was an associate justice on the Supreme Court of California from 18721880. The town of Niles in Fremont, California is named after Addison Niles,[1] who was once a railroad attorney for the Western Pacific Railroad.[2]

Family

Niles' parents were the Hon. John Niles (1797–1872) and Mary Cook (1803–1873). Niles had two younger brothers, John Hamiton Niles and Charles Mumford Niles. He had six sisters: Laura Niles, Cornelia Deborah Niles, Mary Corinthia Niles, Henrietta Amelia Niles, and Emily Harriet Niles.[3]

His first cousin, Niles Searls, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court from 1887 to 1889, was married to Addison's sister, Mary (1830–1910).[3]

References

  1. Weinstein, Dave (2004-09-17). "Fremont: Silents golden at Niles' new film museum". San Francisco Chronicle (Hearst Communications). Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  2. Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Douglas E. Kyle, Hero Rensch Contributor Mildred Brooke Hoover, Douglas E. Kyle, Hero Rensch (2002). Historic spots in California (5 ed.). Stanford University Press. p. 18. ISBN 0-8047-4482-3.
  3. 1 2 Niles, Allen (November 20, 2008). "Abraham Sarls/Searles of NY/ONT". genealogy.com. Retrieved 2009-05-25.


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