Robert Yates
1738-1801 Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1777-1790 Chief Justice, 1790-1798 Robert Yates was born on January 27, 1738 in … More Robert Yates »
Era Category: Revolution & The Emerging State
Richard Morris
1738-1801 Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1779-1790 Richard Morris, third son of Hon. Lewis Morris, Jr., Judge of the … More Richard Morris »
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 »
Egbert Benson
1746-1833 Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 1794-1801 In 1775, Benson was a member of the Provincial Congress, his first political office. … More Egbert Benson »
John Van Ness Yates
1779-1839 John Van Ness Yates was born on December 18, 1779 in Albany, New York, the son of Robert Yates, later Chief Judge of … More John Van Ness Yates »
Samuel Young
1779-1850 Samuel Young, born in 1779 in Lenox, MA, moved with his family to Saratoga County, New York as a young child. He worked … More Samuel Young »
Harmanus Bleecker
1779-1849 Harmanus Bleecker was born in Albany, New York on October 9, 1779. He received a classical education and was fluent in Dutch, the … More Harmanus Bleecker »
De Witt Clinton
1769-1828 De Witt Clinton was born on March 2, 1769, in Napanock, Ulster County, NY. He was educated at the Kingston Academy and King’s … More De Witt Clinton »
Charles O’Conor
1804-1884 Charles O’Conor was born on January 22, 1804, in New York City, the son of a rebel who fled to America following the … More Charles O’Conor »
Daniel Cady
1773-1859 Daniel Cady was born on April 29, 1773 in Caanan, Columbia County, New York. He was educated in the town school and went … More Daniel Cady »