Ira Harris
1802-1875 Ira Harris served in 1850, 1858. Born in Charleston, Montgomery County, N.Y., on May 31, 1802. Union College graduate, 1824. Member, state assembly, … More Ira Harris »
Era Category: Judges of the Era - Antebellum
Richard Pratt Marvin
1803-1892 Richard Pratt Marvin served in 1855, 1863. Born in Fairfield, Herkimer County, N.Y., Dec. 23, 1803, a descendant of Reinold Marvin, an original … More Richard Pratt Marvin »
Daniel Pratt
1806-1884 Daniel Pratt served in 1850. Born on Aug. 22, 1806, in Greenwich, Washington County. Union College graduate, 1835. Admitted to practice, 1836. Appointed … More Daniel Pratt »
James G. Hoyt
1805-1863 James G. Hoyt served in 1849, 1861. Served on supreme court, Eighth Judicial District (Chester, Courts and Lawyers of New York, p. 807). … More James G. Hoyt »
Henry Wyllys Taylor
1796-1888 Henry Wyllys Taylor served in 1850. Born in Deerfield, Mass., Feb. 2, 1796. Yale graduate, 1816. New York State assembly, 1838-1840. Supreme court … More Henry Wyllys Taylor »
Josiah Sutherland
1804-1887 Josiah Sutherland served in 1862, 1870. Born, Stanford, Dutchess County, N.Y., Jun. 12, 1804. Union College graduate 1824. District attorney, Columbia County, 1832-1843. … More Josiah Sutherland »
William T. McCoun
1786-1878 William T. McCoun served in 1851. Born in Oyster Bay, Long Island, on Sep. 8, 1786. Named vice-chancellor of the First Circuit on … More William T. McCoun »
George Gould
1807-1868 George Gould served 1862. Born in Litchfield, Conn., Sep. 2, 1807, the son of Judge James Gould, nephew of Elizabeth Gould, who was … More George Gould »
Alonzo Christopher Paige
1797-1868 Alonzo Christopher Paige served in 1851, 1857. Born in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, Jul. 31, 1797. Williams College graduate, 1812. Elected to state assembly, … More Alonzo Christopher Paige »
James Mullett
1784-1858 James Mullett served 1851. Born in Whitington, Vt., Oct. 17, 1784, the eldest of 13 children. Moved to Darien, Genesee County, N.Y., circa … More James Mullett »