Lyman Tremain
1819-1878 Attorney General of New York, 1858-1860 Lyman Tremain was born on June 14, 1819, in Durham, Greene County, New York. He was educated … More Lyman Tremain »
Era Category: New York Attorneys General (1847-1869)
Gardner Stow
1790-Unknown Attorney General of New York, 1853 Gardner Stow was born around the year 1790 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. In 1806, he commenced … More Gardner Stow »
Charles G. Myers
1810-1881 Attorney General of New York, 1860-1861 Charles Godfrey Myers was born to a farming family in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, New York, on … More Charles G. Myers »
John H. Martindale
1815-1881 Attorney General of New York, 1866-1867 John Henry Martindale was born in Sandy Hill, Washington County, New York, on March 20, 1815. He … More John H. Martindale »
Ambrose L. Jordan
1789-1865 Attorney General of New York, 1848-1849 Ambrose Latting Jordan, the first New York State Attorney General elected by popular ballot under the provisions … More Ambrose L. Jordan »
Ogden Hoffman
1794-1856 Attorney General of New York, 1854-1856 Ogden Hoffman, born on October 13, 1794 in New York City, was the son of the leading … More Ogden Hoffman »
Daniel S. Dickinson
1800-1866 Attorney General of New York, 1862-1863 Daniel Stevens Dickinson was born in Goshen, Connecticut, on September 11, 1800. Soon afterward, his family moved … More Daniel S. Dickinson »
Stephen B. Cushing
1812-1868 Attorney General of New York, 1856-1857 Stephen Booth Cushing was born in January 1812 in the village of Pawling, Dutchess County, New York. … More Stephen B. Cushing »
John Cochrane
1813-1898 Attorney General of New York, 1864-1865 John Cochrane was born August 27, 1813, in Palatine, Montgomery County, New York. He studied at Union … More John Cochrane »
Levi S. Chatfield
1808-1884 Attorney General of New York, 1849-1853 Levi Starr Chatfield was born in Butternuts, Otsego County, New York, on March 7, 1808, and studied … More Levi S. Chatfield »