George F. Comstock
George Franklin Comstock (August 24, 1811 in Williamstown, then Oneida, now Oswego County, New York – September 27, 1892 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1860 to 1861.
Life
He graduated from Union College in 1834. Then he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1837.
He was Solicitor of the United States Treasury from 1852 to 1853, during the administration of President Millard Fillmore.
He was a judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1856 to 1861, elected on the American Party ticket to fill the remainder of the unexpired term of Charles H. Ruggles who had resigned in October 1855. In 1856, Union College conferred the honorary degree of LL.D. on him. He was Chief Judge from 1860 to 1861. He published the first four volumes of the law reports of the Court of Appeals. In 1861, he ran for re-election on the Democratic ticket, but was defeated by the Union candidate William B. Wright.
Sources
- American Party ticket, in NYT on October 18, 1855
- Obit in NYT on September 28, 1892 (erroneously stating he was Solicitor General)
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (page 348; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1853 (Gray and Bowen, 1853; page 352)
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| Preceded by Alexander S. Johnson |
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals 1860–1861 |
Succeeded by Samuel L. Selden |
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