Greene Carrier Bronson
1789-1863 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature, 1836-1845 Chief Justice, 1845-1847 Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, 1847-1859 Chief Judge, 1850-1851 … More Greene Carrier Bronson »
Era Category: New York Attorneys General (1777-1846)
John Woodworth
1768-1858 Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 1819-1828 John Woodworth was born on November 12, 1768 in Schodack, Rensselaer County, New York. … More John Woodworth »
Morgan Lewis
1754-1844 Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1792-1800 Chief Justice, 1801-1804 Morgan Lewis was the son of Francis Lewis, one … More Morgan Lewis »
Willis Hall
1801-1868 Attorney General of New York, 1838-1847 Willis Hall was born in Granville, New York on April 1, 1801. He graduated from Yale College … More Willis Hall »
George P. Barker
1807-1848 Attorney General of New York, 1842-1845 George Payson Barker was born on October 25, 1807, in Rindge, New Hampshire. In 1823, he attended … More George P. Barker »
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 »