John Van Ness Yates
1779-1839 John Van Ness Yates was born on December 18, 1779 in Albany, New York, the son of Robert Yates, later Chief Judge of … More John Van Ness Yates »
Era Category: Important Figures - Revolution
Samuel Young
1779-1850 Samuel Young, born in 1779 in Lenox, MA, moved with his family to Saratoga County, New York as a young child. He worked … More Samuel Young »
De Witt Clinton
1769-1828 De Witt Clinton was born on March 2, 1769, in Napanock, Ulster County, NY. He was educated at the Kingston Academy and King’s … More De Witt Clinton »
Charles O’Conor
1804-1884 Charles O’Conor was born on January 22, 1804, in New York City, the son of a rebel who fled to America following the … More Charles O’Conor »
Richard Varick
1753-1831 Attorney General of New York, 1788-1789 Richard Varick was born at Hackensack, New Jersey, on March 25, 1753. Privately educated, he studied law … More Richard Varick »
Aaron Burr
1756-1836 Attorney General of New York, 1789-1791 Aaron Burr was born in Newark, New Jersey, on February 6, 1756. He was educated privately, then … More Aaron Burr »
Nathaniel Lawrence
1761-1797 Attorney General of New York, 1792-1797 Nathaniel Lawrence was born on July 11, 1761 in Newtown, Queens County, New York. He abandoned his … More Nathaniel Lawrence »
Ambrose Spencer
1765-1848 Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1804-1819 Chief Justice, 1819-1823 Justice Ambrose Spencer was born in Salisbury, Connecticut on … More Ambrose Spencer »
Josiah Ogden Hoffman
1766-1837 Attorney General of New York, 1798-1801 Josiah Ogden Hoffman was born on April 14, 1766, in Newark, New Jersey. He received his legal … More Josiah Ogden Hoffman »
Matthias B. Hildreth
1774-1812 Attorney General of New York, 1808-1810; 1811-1812 Matthias Bernard Hildreth was born in 1774 in Southampton, Long Island. His family moved to Johnstown … More Matthias B. Hildreth »