Platt Potter
1800-1891 Platt Potter served in 1865. Born in Galway, Saratoga County, Apr. 6, 1800. Schenectady College graduate, 1820. District attorney, Schenectady County, 1839-1845. Master … More Platt Potter »
Era Category: Antebellum - Civil War & Reconstruction New York
William W. Campbell
1806-1881 William W. Campbell served in 1865. Born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, Jun. 10, 1806. Union College graduate, 1827. Studied under Chancellor James … More William W. Campbell »
Noah Davis, Jr.
1818-1902 Noah Davis Jr. served in 1865. Born in Haverhill, N.H., Sep. 10, 1818, and raised in Albion (Orleans County) and Buffalo. In Albion, … More Noah Davis, Jr. »
Gilbert Dean
1819-1870 Gilbert Dean served in 1858. Born in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, N.Y. Aug. 14, 1819. Graduated from Yale, 1841, and admitted to New … More Gilbert Dean »
William H. Leonard
1812-1891 William H. Leonard served in 1866. Commissioner on Appeal, 1870. Born June 11, 1812. Supreme court, first district, elected 1859, 1872. Died May … More William H. Leonard »
Augustus Cincinnatus Hand
1803-1878 Augustus Cincinnatus Hand served in 1855. Born in Shoreham, Vt., Sep. 4, 1803, attended Litchfield Law School. Served as Essex County surrogate (1831-1839). … More Augustus Cincinnatus Hand »
Ira Harris
1802-1875 Ira Harris served in 1850, 1858. Born in Charleston, Montgomery County, N.Y., on May 31, 1802. Union College graduate, 1824. Member, state assembly, … More Ira Harris »
Henry Welles
1794-1868 Henry Welles served in 1852, 1860. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., on Oct. 17, 1794. Soldier in War of 1812. District attorney, … More Henry Welles »
Daniel Pratt
1806-1884 Daniel Pratt served in 1850. Born on Aug. 22, 1806, in Greenwich, Washington County. Union College graduate, 1835. Admitted to practice, 1836. Appointed … More Daniel Pratt »
Richard Pratt Marvin
1803-1892 Richard Pratt Marvin served in 1855, 1863. Born in Fairfield, Herkimer County, N.Y., Dec. 23, 1803, a descendant of Reinold Marvin, an original … More Richard Pratt Marvin »