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Samuel Hand

1834 – 1886

American jurist (1834–1886); Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

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Lived 1834 – 1886 (aged 52). Samuel Hand was an American judge.

Samuel Hand (May 1, 1834 – May 21, 1886) was an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals in 1878.

Early life Samuel Hand was born in Elizabethtown, New York on May 1, 1834, to Judge Augustus C. Hand and Marcia Seeyle Northrop. He went to Middlebury College in Vermont, and later transferred to Union College after two years. He graduated in 1851 as the youngest member of his class, and received an honorary law degree from Union College in 1884.

Career Hand's career in public service began in 1863, when he was appointed Corporation Counsel of Albany. He would then go on to serve as the official court reporter of the New York Court of Appeals from 1869 to 1872.

In 1878, Governor Lucius Robinson appointed Hand to the New York Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Associate Justice William Allen; Hand served on the court during the later half of 1878 before retiring to continue his private law practice.

Death On May 21, 1886, Hand died at his home in Albany of tongue cancer; he was survived by his son, Learned Hand, himself a noted judge.

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Union College

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Learned Hand

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Who was Samuel Hand?

American jurist (1834–1886); Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

When was Samuel Hand born?

Samuel Hand was born on 1 May 1834 in Elizabethtown.

When did Samuel Hand die?

Samuel Hand died on 21 May 1886 in Albany.

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Samuel Hand was a judge.

What nationality was Samuel Hand?

Samuel Hand was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Samuel Hand

· Wikidata: Q30323803

· DBpedia: Samuel Hand

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