John W. Willard
1792-1862 John W. Willard served in 1853. Born in Guilford, Conn., May 20, 1792. Judge and vice chancellor, Fourth Circuit, 1836-1848. New York State … More John W. Willard »
Era Category: Judges of the Era - Antebellum
Amasa Junius Parker
1807-1890 Amasa Junius Parker served in 1854. Born in Sharon, Conn., Jun. 2, 1807. Principal of Hudson (New York) Academy at age 16 (1823-1827). … More Amasa Junius Parker »
John Worth Edmonds
1799-1874 John Worth Edmonds served in 1852. Renowned prison reformer. Born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., Mar. 13, 1799. Graduated from Union College, 1816. … More John Worth Edmonds »
William Rockwell
1803-1856 William Rockwell was born in Sharon, Connecticut, on September 20, 1803. He graduated Yale College with the class of 1822, commenced his legal … More William Rockwell »
Elijah Paine, Jr.
1796-1853 Elijah Paine, Jr. was born on April 10, 1796 in Williamstown, Vermont. He studied at Harvard College, graduated in 1814, and completed his … More Elijah Paine, Jr. »
John H. McCunn
1825-1873 John H. McCunn was born in Londonderry County, Ireland, in 1825. A self-made man, he arrived in New York in 1841 at the … More John H. McCunn »
Charles P. Daly
1816-1899 Charles Patrick Daly was born in New York City on October 31, 1816. Following the death of his father, he left school so … More Charles P. Daly »
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 »
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 »