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 »
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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »