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 »
Era Category: Judges of the Era - Antebellum
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 »
Platt Potter
1800-1891 Platt Potter served in 1865. Born in Galway, Saratoga County, Apr. 6, 1800. Schenectady College graduate, 1820. District attorney, Schenectady County, 1839-1845. Master … More Platt Potter »
William W. Campbell
1806-1881 William W. Campbell served in 1865. Born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, Jun. 10, 1806. Union College graduate, 1827. Studied under Chancellor James … More William W. Campbell »
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. »
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 »