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 »
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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 »
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 »
John Van Buren
1810-1866 Attorney General of New York, 1845-1847 John Van Buren, second son of President Martin Van Buren, was born on February 18, 1810 in … More John Van Buren »
Thomas Willett
1610-1674 First Mayor of New York Thomas Willett was born in Norfolk, England in 1610. Because his parents were Puritans (dissenters), his early years … More Thomas Willett »