Charles Chauncey Dwight
1830-1902 Charles Chauncey Dwight served in 1868 and as commissioner in 1874 and 1875. Born in Richmond, Berkshire County, Mass., Sep. 15, 1830. Entered … More Charles Chauncey Dwight »
Era Category: Ex-Officio Judges of the Court of Appeals
Theron Rudd Strong
1802-1873 Theron Rudd Strong served in 1858. Born in Salisbury, Conn., Nov. 7, 1802. District attorney, Wayne County, 1835-1839. Representative to Congress, 1839-1841. Member, … More Theron Rudd Strong »
Selah Brewster Strong
1792-1872 Selah Brewster Strong served in 1849, 1859. Born in Setauket, Suffolk County, Long Island, May 1, 1792. Yale graduate, 1811. District attorney, Suffolk … More Selah Brewster Strong »
William Murray
1820-1887 William Murray served in 1869. Born in Andes, Delaware County, N.Y., on Nov. 21, 1820. Admitted to practice, 1848. Elected district attorney, 1852, … More William Murray »
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 »
Moses Taggart
1799-1883 Moses Taggart served in 1853. Born in Colram, Mass., Aug. 21, 1799. Elected district attorney, Genesee County, 1845; Member constitutional convention, 1846. State … More Moses Taggart »
Thomas A. Johnson
1804-1872 Thomas A. Johnson served 1847-1848, 1856, and 1864. Born in Blanford, Hamden County, Mass., May 15, 1804. Land commissioner, Erie Railroad Co., 1841. … More Thomas A. Johnson »
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 »