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 »
Era Category: Judges of the Era - Antebellum
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 »
Thomas W. Clerke
1800-1885 Thomas W. Clerke served in 1860, 1868. Born in 1800 in Ireland. Was qualified to become a solicitor of the Court of Chancery … More Thomas W. Clerke »
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 »
John A. Lott
1806-1878 Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, 1870 by Jason C. Rubinstein Although John A.1 Lott served as a constitutional member of the … More John A. Lott »
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 »
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 »