AB, Union College, Albany, NY - was a lawyer and judge

505, pg. 28William Platt Rudd, lawyer, was born in Albany, June 9, 1851. He was graduated from Union College in 1873, taking the Clark Essay & Phi Beta Kappa honors. He was admitted to the bar in 1875. In the same year the law department of Union University conferred upon him the degree of LL.B. and Union College in 1876, that of A.M. In 1877 he associated with Hamilton and Frederick Harris in the firm of Harris & Rudd, which continued until 1900; he is now associated with William L. Visscher. Mr. Rudd was captain of the Olympic Boat Club of Albany, and was prominent as an oarsman and coach. He was a member of the Board of Public Instruction and president of the board in 1893. In 1894 he was Corporation Counsel of albany. He is a trustee of the Young Men’s Association, and he was the organizer of the Albany County Bar Association, being elected its president five times. He is Regent of Philip Livingston Chapter, Sons of the Revolution; trustee of the historical Society, trustee of the Albany County Savings Bank, member of the Fort Orange, the Country and the University Clubs, Albany; the Republican, the Alpha Delta Phi and the Transportation Clubs, New York City; trustee Albany Chamber of Commerce, inspector of election N.Y.C. railroads and other corporations constituting the Vanderbilt system. In 1883 Mr. Rudd married Aimee Pierson Allen of Albany. Their son is Tracey Allen Rudd. Mr. Rudd’s address is 373 State Street, Albany.