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 »
Era Category: Revolution & The Emerging State
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 »
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 »
Matthias B. Hildreth
1774-1812 Attorney General of New York, 1808-1810; 1811-1812 Matthias Bernard Hildreth was born in 1774 in Southampton, Long Island. His family moved to Johnstown … More Matthias B. Hildreth »
Thomas Addis Emmet
1764-1827 Attorney General of New York, 1812 Thomas Addis Emmet was born in Ireland on April 24, 1764, the son of Robert Emmet, physician … More Thomas Addis Emmet »
Abraham Van Vechten
1762-1837 Attorney General of New York, 1810; 1813-1815 Abraham Van Vechten was born in Catskill, New York on December 5, 1762. Educated at the … More Abraham Van Vechten »
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 »