Henry Lauren Clinton
1820-1889 Henry Lauren Clinton was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, on February 21, 1820. He was educated in the common school and, at the age … More Henry Lauren Clinton »
Era Category: Antebellum - Civil War & Reconstruction New York
Edward P. Chapin
1831-1863 Edward Payson Chapin was born in Waterloo, New York, on August 16, 1831. He was educated in the local schools and then studied … More Edward P. Chapin »
Chester Alan Arthur
1829-1886 Chester Alan Arthur was born in the town of Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont, on October 5, 1829. The family remained in Fairfield until … More Chester Alan Arthur »
Charles Gray
1796-1871 Charles Gray served in 1847-1848. Born in Palatine, Montgomery County, N.Y., on Sep. 20, 1796. Herkimer County jail building commissioner, 1832; elected to … More Charles Gray »
Samuel Jones
1769-1853 Samuel Jones served in 1847, 1848. Born in New York City, May 26, 1769. Graduated from Yale (1790) and Columbia (1793). State assemblyman … More Samuel Jones »
Theodore Miller
1816-1895 Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, 1874-1886 by Dionne Fraser Theodore Miller’s legal career spanned almost 50 years and in that time … More Theodore Miller »
John Mason Parker
1805-1873 John Mason Parker served in 1867. Born in Granville, Washington County, N.Y., Jun. 15, 1805. Middlebury College graduate, 1828. Representative (Whig) to Congress, … More John Mason Parker »
Henry Allen Foster
1800-1889 Henry Allen Foster served in 1870. Born in Hartford, Conn., May 7, 1800. Schooled in Cazenovia, Onondaga County, N.Y. Oneida County surrogate, 1827-1831, … More Henry Allen Foster »
William Fullerton
1817-1900 William Fullerton served in 1867. Born in Minisink, Orange County, N.Y., May 1, 1817. Union College graduate, 1838. In 1852 joined partnership with … More William Fullerton »
Daniel Cady
1773-1859 Daniel Cady served in 1849. Born in Canaan, Columbia County, N.Y., Apr. 29, 1773. Father of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902). Admitted to practice … More Daniel Cady »