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 »
Cornelius Lansing Allen
1800-1878 Cornelius Lansing Allen served in 1859. Born in Lansingburg, Rensselaer County, Jul. 17, 1800. Elected supreme court justice, fourth judicial district, 1851, served … More Cornelius Lansing Allen »
Charles Daniels
1825-1897 Charles Daniels served in 1869. Born in New York, N.Y., Mar. 24, 1825. Founder of Buffalo Law School in 1887. Elected to supreme … More Charles Daniels »
Augustus Bockes
1817-1907 Augustus Bockes served in 1867. Born near Greenfield Center, Saratoga County, Oct. 1, 1817. County judge 1847, reelected in 1851. Appointed by Gov. … More Augustus Bockes »
Hiram Gray
1801-1890 Hiram Gray served in 1851, 1859. Commissioner on Appeals, 1870-1875. Born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., in 1801. Union College graduate, 1821. State … More Hiram Gray »