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Hugh Halsey
American politician
Hugh Halsey (June 26, 1794 – May 29, 1858) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
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Born | (1794-06-26)June 26, 1794 |
Died | May 29, 1858(1858-05-29) (aged 63) |
Education | Yale College |
Parent(s) | Stephen Halsey, Jr., Hamutal (Howell |
He was the son of Dr. Stephen Halsey, Jr., and Hamutal (Howell) Halsey (ca. 1762-1848). He graduated from Yale College. Then he studied law with Franklin Viele in Waterford, New York, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Madison County, New York.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Co.) in 1822 and 1824. He was Surrogate of Suffolk County from 1827 to 1840; and First Judge of the County Court from 1833 to 1847. He was a presidential elector in 1844, voting for James K. Polk and George M. Dallas. Halsey was New York State Surveyor General from 1845 until the end of 1847.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) in 1854 and 1855, elected on the Hard and Temperance tickets.
He died on May 29, 1858, in Bridgehampton, New York.
- STATE ELECTION; THE LATEST RETURNS in NYT on November 12, 1853
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 37f, 278, 365 and 418; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- DeWitt Clinton and the Rise of the People's Men by Craig Hanyan, Mary L. Hanyan (McGill-Queen's Press, 1996, ISBN 0-7735-1434-1, ISBN 978-0-7735-1434-8 ; page 121)
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Preceded by | New York State Surveyor General 1845–1847 |
Succeeded by Charles B. Stuart as State Engineer and Surveyor |
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Preceded by | New York State Senate 1st District 1854–1855 |
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