author
John R. (John Randolph) Dos Passos
1844–1917
A prominent New York lawyer of the Gilded Age, he built a reputation in corporate and financial law and wrote legal works that were widely used in his time. He is also remembered as the father of novelist John Dos Passos, whose fiction often pushed back against the world his father defended.
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The Anglo-Saxon Century and the Unification of the English-Speaking People
by John R. (John Randolph) Dos Passos
About the author
Born in Philadelphia in 1844, John Randolph Dos Passos was admitted to the bar in 1865 and moved to New York City in 1867, where he established his legal career. Reference works describe him as an important American lawyer, especially known for his expertise in trusts, brokerage law, and the growing world of corporate finance.
His Treatise on the Law of Stockbrokers and Stock Exchanges first appeared in 1882 and became a standard work in the field. He also wrote other books and pamphlets on law and public affairs, reflecting both his professional authority and his strong interest in the political debates of his era.
Dos Passos died in 1917. Today, he is remembered both for his place in American legal history and for the contrast between his own pro-business outlook and the later writing of his son, novelist John Dos Passos.