Cadwallader David Colden
1769-1834 Cadwallader David Colden was born at Spring Hill on Long Island, New York, on April 4, 1769, the grandson of Cadwallader Colden, royal … More Cadwallader David Colden »
Era Category: Revolution & The Emerging State
Alexander Hamilton
1757-1804 Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1757 (or perhaps 1755), in Charlestown on the island of Nevis, British West Indies. His early … More Alexander Hamilton »
William Sampson
1764-1836 Born on January 26, 1764 to a wealthy Anglican family in Londonderry, Ireland, William Sampson attended Trinity College Dublin and studied law at … More William Sampson »
William H. Seward
1801-1872 William Henry Seward was born in Florida, New York on May 16, 1801. He was educated at the Farmers’ Hall Academy in Goshen, … More William H. Seward »
Martin Van Buren
1782-1862 Attorney General of New York, 1815-1819 Martin Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782 in the village of Kinderhook, New York. He … More Martin Van Buren »
Thomas J. Oakley
1783-1857 Attorney General of New York, 1819-1821 Thomas Jackson Oakley was born on November 10, 1783 near Poughkeepsie, New York. He graduated from Yale … More Thomas J. Oakley »
Samuel A. Talcott
1789-1836 Attorney General of New York, 1821-1829 Samuel Austin Talcott, born on December 31, 1789 in Hartford, Connecticut, was a grandson of Joseph Talcott, … More Samuel A. Talcott »
Samuel Beardsley
1790-1860 Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 1844-1847 Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 1847 Samuel Beardsley was born in … More Samuel Beardsley »
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 »