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Mr. Fagan, who is a well-known attorney of SingSing, is one of the younger members of the Westchester county bar, but his prominence is by no means measured by his years; on the contrary, he has already won a reputation which many an older practitioner might well envy.

Mr. Fagan was born in Brooklyn, New York, April 1, 1874, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (Guilfoil) Fagan, both of whom are natives of the Emerald Isle, and who now reside at SingSing. The father, who is a stonecutter by occupation, is of Irish descent and has made his home in Westchester county for the past thirty years. In the family are six children, namely: Edward, a manufacturer of metallic roofing paint at Lincoln, Nebraska; John, a resident of Westchester county and a member of the engineering corps of New York city; Frank, a stonecutter of SingSing; Catharine E., at home; Joseph, also a stonecutter of SingSing; and Benjamin.

The subject of this sketch first attended public schools and later a preparatory school, after which he entered Cornell University in 1892, taking a complete course in law. There the degree of LL.B. was conferred upon him June 21, 1894, and the degree of LL. M. June 20, 1895. In the latter year he opened an office in SingSing, and has since successfully engaged in practice, making a specialty of corporation and real-estate law. He is thoroughly in love with his profession and is eminently gifted with the capabilities of mind which are indispensable at the bar. As a Democrat he takes quite an active and prominent part in political affairs and is an efficient campaign worker in this state. Religiously, he is a member of the Catholic church of SingSing.