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. »
Era Category: Antebellum - Civil War & Reconstruction New York
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 »
Rufus W. Peckham, Sr.
1809-1873 Ex Officio Judge of the Court of Appeals, 1866 Associate Judge, 1870-1873 by Megan W. Benett Rufus Wheeler Peckham, Sr., though a distinguished … More Rufus W. Peckham, Sr. »
Schuyler Crippen
1794-1872 Schuyler Crippen served in 1855. Born Dec. 25, 1794 in Tusculum (Worcester) Otsego County, N.Y. Inspector and commissioner of schools in Worcester, N.Y.; … More Schuyler Crippen »
Nathan B. Morse
1799-1866 Nathan B. Morse served in 1853. Born in Canterbury, Conn., Nov. 14, 1799. Moved to Brooklyn in 1825, joining a law practice with … More Nathan B. Morse »
Leroy Morgan
1810-1880 Leroy Morgan served in 1866. Born in Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y., on Mar. 27, 1810. District attorney, Onondaga County, 1843, serving three years. … More Leroy Morgan »
Daniel P. Ingraham
1800-1881 Daniel P. Ingraham served 1864. Born in New York City, Apr. 20, 1800. Columbia College graduate, 1817. Appointed judge of Common Pleas, 1838. … More Daniel P. Ingraham »
James Cosslett Smith
1817-1900 James Cosslett Smith served in 1866. Born in Phelps, Ontario County, N.Y., Aug. 14, 1817. Union College graduate, 1835. Admitted to practice, 1842. … More James Cosslett Smith »