Augustus Cincinnatus Hand (September 4, 1803 in Shoreham , Addison County, Vermont – March 8, 1878 in Elizabethtown, New York , Essex County, New York ) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from New York. He served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1839 to 1841, and was also a justice on the New York Supreme Court from 1847 to 1855.
4-468: Augustus Hand may refer to: Augustus C. Hand (1803–1878), U.S. Congressman from New York, grandfather of Augustus Noble Hand Augustus Noble Hand (1869–1954), U.S. federal judge from New York, grandson of Augustus C. Hand [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-529: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Augustus_Hand&oldid=567730450 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Augustus C. Hand Both his son, Samuel and grandson, Learned Hand , became prominent judges in their own right. He studied law in at Litchfield Law School . He
12-514: Was admitted to the bar in 1828, and commenced practice at Crown Point, New York . He removed to Elizabethtown in 1831, and was Surrogate of Essex County from 1831 to 1839. Hand was elected as a Democrat to the 26th United States Congress , and served from March 4, 1839, to March 3, 1841. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1845 to 1847, sitting in the 68th , 69th and 70th New York State Legislatures . He
16-623: Was a justice of the New York Supreme Court (4th District) from 1847 to 1855, and ex officio a judge of the New York Court of Appeals in 1855. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law. He was a delegate to the 1868 Democratic National Convention . He resumed the practice of his profession. He was buried in the family cemetery in Elizabethtown, NY. His son Samuel Hand (1834-1886) was an Associate Judge of
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