James Kent
1763-1847 Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 1798-1804 Chief Justice of New York, 1804-1814 Chancellor of New York, 1814-1823 James Kent was … More James Kent »
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Nathan Sanford
1777-1838 Chancellor of New York, 1823-1826 Nathan Sanford (sometimes spelled Sandford) was born on November 5, 1777, in Bridgehampton, Long Island, NY. He was … More Nathan Sanford »
Samuel Jones, Jr.
1769-1853 Chancellor of New York, 1826-1828 Samuel Jones, Jr. was born on May 26, 1769 in New York City. He studied at King’s College … More Samuel Jones, Jr. »
Reuben Hyde Walworth
1788-1867 Chancellor of New York, 1828-1847 Reuben Hyde Walworth was born on October 26, 1788 in New London County, Connecticut. In 1793, his parents … More Reuben Hyde Walworth »
Robert R. Livingston
1718-1775 Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1763-1775 Robert R. Livingston was born in New York City in August 1718. He … More Robert R. Livingston »
Smith Thompson
1768-1843 Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 1802-1814 Chief Justice of New York, 1814-1818 Born on January 17, 1768 in Stanford, Dutchess … More Smith Thompson »
George Duncan Ludlow
1734-1808 Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1769-1808 George Duncan Ludlow, the last of the colonial judges of the Supreme Court … More George Duncan Ludlow »
William Smith (the elder)
1697-1769 Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1763-1769 William Smith was born at Newport Pagnell, England, on October 8, 1697. His … More William Smith (the elder) »
Thomas Jones
1731-1792 Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1773-1776 Thomas Jones, son of David Jones, a judge of the New York Supreme … More Thomas Jones »
Whitehead Hicks
1728-1780 Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court of Judicature, 1776 The Hicks family first came to America in 1641. Whitehead Hicks, son … More Whitehead Hicks »