Hiram Denio (May 21, 1799 – November 5, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician from
New York. He was
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals refers to the position of chief judge on the New York Court of Appeals. They are also known as the Chief Judge of New York.
The chief judge supervises the seven-judge Court of Appeals. In addition, th ...
from 1856 to 1857; and from 1862 to 1865.
Life
He was born on May 21, 1799, in
Rome, Oneida County, New York.
He was District Attorney of Oneida County from 1825 to 1834; Judge of the
Fifth Circuit Court from 1834 to 1838; and a New York State Bank Commissioner from 1838 to 1840.
He was a clerk of the
New York Supreme Court
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from 1845 to 1847, and published 31 volumes of law reports:
*''Reports in Supreme Court and Court of Errors'' (from May 1845 to May 1847; 5 vol.)
*''Cases in the Court of Errors'' (from 1840 to 1846, appeals; 12 vol.)
*''Cases in the Court of Errors'' (from 1830 to 1846, writs of error; 14 vol.)
On June 23, 1853, he was appointed by Governor
Horatio Seymour
Horatio Seymour (May 31, 1810February 12, 1886) was an American politician. He served as Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1868 United States presidential elec ...
as a judge of the
New York Court of Appeals, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Freeborn G. Jewett. At the
New York state election, 1853
The 1853 New York state election was held on November 8, 1853, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, two Judges of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commis ...
, he was elected to fill the unexpired term of Jewett until 1857. At the
New York state election, 1857, he was re-elected to a full eight-year term, and remained on the bench until the end of 1865. He was
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals refers to the position of chief judge on the New York Court of Appeals. They are also known as the Chief Judge of New York.
The chief judge supervises the seven-judge Court of Appeals. In addition, th ...
from 1856 to 1857; and, after the resignation of
Samuel L. Selden
Samuel Lee Selden (October 12, 1800 – September 20, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals in 1862.
Life
Selden was born in Lyme, Connecticut in 1800 and moved to Rochest ...
, from July 1862 until the end of his term.
He died on November 5, 1871, in
Utica, New York
Utica () is a Administrative divisions of New York, city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The List of cities in New York, tenth-most-populous city in New York State, its population was 65,283 ...
; and was buried at the
Forest Hill Cemetery there.
Sources
''Albany Law Journal''(Weed, Parsons & Co., 1871)
''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 39, 346, 348, 356 and 377; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
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1799 births
1871 deaths
Politicians from Utica, New York
Chief Judges of the New York Court of Appeals
Members of the New York State Assembly
County district attorneys in New York (state)
Politicians from Rome, New York
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American judges