Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.60 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Judge William Hamersley

PhotographerPhotographed by Prescott & White (American, 1867 - 1873)

Date1874-1881

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm) Sheet (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm) Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 x 2 7/8in. (10.5 x 7.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple

Object number2011.63.60

DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man with a long mustache. He is wearing pince nez eyeglasses, a coat, vest, white shirt, and necktie.

NotesSubject Note: Judge William Hamersley was born in Hartford on September 9, 1839. He attended Trinity College and Harvard Law School. He served for many years as State's Attorney and later as a judge of the Superior Court and as a justice of the Supreme Court of Errors. He was twice married, first to Cynthia Williams and later (1882) to Jane Allen, of Old Saybrook. He died in Hartford on September 17, 1920. (Finlay 3/6/2012)

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