Hiram F. Mather

Last updated

Hiram Foote Mather (February 13, 1796 Colchester, New London County, Connecticut - July 11, 1868 Chicago, Illinois) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Contents

Life

He was the son of Gibbons Mather (1760–1815) and Hannah (Foote) Mather (1766–1844). He graduated from Yale College in 1813. Then he studied theology at Andover Seminary, but abandoned this after two years, and studied law at Auburn, New York instead. He was admitted to the bar in 1819, and practiced in Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York.

On April 8, 1821, he married Sarah Anne Hyde (1800–1824), and they had two children. On November 26, 1831, he married Mary Parsons Cole (1806–1855), and they had eight children.

He was an Anti-Masonic member of the New York State Senate (7th D.) from 1829 to 1832, sitting in the 52nd, 53rd, 54th and 55th New York State Legislatures.

In 1844, he removed to Niles, Michigan, and in 1853 to Chicago. On October 15, 1857, he married Anna T. Norton.

He was buried at the Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles, MI.

Sources

New York State Senate
Preceded by New York State Senate
Seventh District (Class 2)
1829–1832		Succeeded by

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John M. Clayton</span> American judge (1796–1856)

John Middleton Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ward Hunt</span> US Supreme Court justice from 1873 to 1882

Ward Hunt was an American jurist and politician. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1868 to 1869, and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1872 to 1882.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Thacher</span>

George Thacher was the fifth President of the University of Iowa, serving from 1871 to 1877.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanford E. Church</span> American judge

Sanford Elias Church was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He served as the lieutenant governor of New York and chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals.

Charles Augustus Foote was a United States representative from New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward Wemple</span> American politician

Edward Wemple was an American businessman and U.S. Representative from New York.

Micah Sterling was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Kirkland (congressman)</span> American politician (1770–1844)

Joseph Kirkland was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William F. Allen (New York politician)</span> American judge

William Fitch Allen was an American lawyer and politician.

James Hooker was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Thomas Clowes was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George G. Barnard</span> American lawyer and politician

George Gardner Barnard was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was one of only four people ever tried by the New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Gansevoort (politician)</span> American politician (1788–1876)

Peter Gansevoort was an American politician from New York.

Alonzo Christopher Paige was an American lawyer, politician, and judge from New York.

Abram Dixon was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Frederick Fanning Backus was an American physician and politician from New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James O. Putnam</span> American politician

James Osborne Putnam was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Alfred Ronalds Conkling was an American geologist, lawyer, writer, and politician from New York.

John Oakey was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Charles A. Fowler was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.