Hugh Halsey

Hugh Halsey
Born	(1794-06-26)June 26, 1794
Died	May 29, 1858(1858-05-29)(aged 63) Bridgehampton,Suffolk County, New York
Education	Yale College
Parent(s)	Stephen Halsey, Jr., Hamutal (Howell

Hugh Halsey(June 26, 1794 – May 29, 1858) was an American lawyer and politician fromNew York.

Life

He was the son of Dr. Stephen Halsey, Jr., and Hamutal (Howell) Halsey (ca. 1762-1848). He graduated fromYale College.Then he studied law with Franklin Viele inWaterford, New York,was admitted to the bar and commenced practice inMadison County, New York.

He was a member of theNew York State Assembly(Suffolk Co.) in1822and1824.He wasSurrogateof Suffolk County from 1827 to 1840; and First Judge of the County Court from 1833 to 1847. He was apresidential electorin1844,voting forJames K. PolkandGeorge M. Dallas.Halsey wasNew York State Surveyor Generalfrom 1845 until the end of 1847.

He was a member of theNew York State Senate(1st D.) in1854and1855,elected on theHardandTemperancetickets.

He died on May 29, 1858, inBridgehampton, New York.

Sources

• STATE ELECTION; THE LATEST RETURNSin NYT on November 12, 1853
• The New York Civil Listcompiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 37f, 278, 365 and 418; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
• DeWitt Clinton and the Rise of the People's Menby Craig Hanyan, Mary L. Hanyan (McGill-Queen's Press, 1996,ISBN0-7735-1434-1,ISBN978-0-7735-1434-8;page 121)