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| | John Desmond of Rochester, New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | John Desmond, practicing at the bar of Rochester, his prominence indicated by the fact that he is vice president of the New York State Bar Association, was born in the town of Parma, this state, April 15, 1854, his parents being Bartholomew and Nancy (Foley) Desmond, both of whom were natives of Ireland. |
 | | The father settled in Monroe county, New York, in 1849. |
 | | His standing among his professional brethren is indicated by the fact that they have honored him with election to the office of president of the Rochester Bar Association, in which position he served from December, 1904, until December, 1905, while at the present writing he is vice president of the New York State Bar Association. |
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