biography
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| (1792–1873)
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| biography:
| Judge, born in Hebron, New York, USA. A supporter of women's suffrage and a long-time friend of James Fenimore Cooper, he sat as a judge on the Circuit Court (1823–31) and Supreme Court (1831–45) of New York before President John Tyler named him to the US Supreme Court (1845–51). |
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