Chester B. McLaughlin
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Chester Bentine McLaughlin (February 10, 1856 Moriah
, Essex County, New York
- May 12, 1929 Albany
) was an American lawyer and politician from New York
.
. He married Lucy Warner.
He lived at Port Henry, New York
. He was Judge and Surrogate of the Essex County Court from 1891 to 1895. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894. He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court
(4th District) from 1896 to 1917, since 1898 on the Appellate Division (1st Dept)
.
On January 16, 1917, he was appointed by Governor Charles S. Whitman
to the New York Court of Appeals
to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Frank H. Hiscock
as Chief Judge
. In November 1917
, he was elected on the Republican and Democratic tickets to a full term on the Court of Appeals, and remained on the bench until the end of 1926 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
He was buried at the Moriah Cemetery in Moriah.
Moriah, New York
Moriah is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 4,879 at the 2000 census.The Town of Moriah is in the eastern part of the county. It is south-southwest of Burlington, VT, south of Plattsburgh, north of Albany, NY, and south of Montreal, Quebec...
, Essex County, New York
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown...
- May 12, 1929 Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
) was an American lawyer and politician from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Life
He was the son of Lyman McLaughlin and Harriet C. McLaughlin. He graduated from the University of VermontUniversity of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
. He married Lucy Warner.
He lived at Port Henry, New York
Port Henry, New York
Port Henry is a village in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,152 at the 2000 census.The Village of Port Henry lies on the east side of the Town of Moriah and is approximately one hour's drive south of Plattsburgh...
. He was Judge and Surrogate of the Essex County Court from 1891 to 1895. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894. He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
(4th District) from 1896 to 1917, since 1898 on the Appellate Division (1st Dept)
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate appellate court in New York State. The Appellate Division is composed of four departments .*The First Department covers the Bronx The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division is the intermediate...
.
On January 16, 1917, he was appointed by Governor Charles S. Whitman
Charles S. Whitman
Charles Seymour Whitman served as the 41st Governor of New York from January 1915 to December 1918. He was also a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1916.-Biography:...
to the New York Court of Appeals
New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...
to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Frank H. Hiscock
Frank H. Hiscock
Frank Harris Hiscock was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1917 to 1926.- Biography :...
as Chief Judge
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals refers to the position of chief judge on the New York Court of Appeals.The chief judge supervises the seven-judge Court of Appeals...
. In November 1917
New York state election, 1917
The 1917 New York state election was held on November 6, 1917, to elect the Attorney General and two judges of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly.-History:...
, he was elected on the Republican and Democratic tickets to a full term on the Court of Appeals, and remained on the bench until the end of 1926 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
He was buried at the Moriah Cemetery in Moriah.
Sources
- Court of Appeals judges at New York Court History
- C.B. M'LAUGHLIN, EX-JURIST, DEAD in NYT on May 13, 1929 (subscription required)
- Political Graveyard [gives wrong birthyear "1857"]