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 »
Era Category: Antebellum - Civil War & Reconstruction New York
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 »
Frederick William Hubbard
1815-1882 Frederick William Hubbard served in 1856. Born in the hamlet of Champion, Jefferson County, N.Y., on Jun. 11, 1815, son of Judge Noadiah … More Frederick William Hubbard »
Charles Russell Ingalls
1819-1908 Charles Russell Ingalls served 1870. Born in Greenwich, Washington County, N.Y., Sep. 14, 1819. His ancestors settled in Lynn, Mass., in 1629. Admitted … More Charles Russell Ingalls »
Henry Pierrepont Edwards
1808-1855 Henry Pierrepont Edwards served in 1854. Born in New Haven, Conn., 1808. A lineal descendant of Jonathan Edwards and son of Henry Waggaman … More Henry Pierrepont Edwards »
John W. Brown
1796-1875 John W. Brown served in 1857, 1865. Born in Dundee, Scotland, Oct. 11, 1796. Emigrated to United States in 1802; educated in Newburgh, … More John W. Brown »
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 »
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 »