Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.104, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Judge Hamersley

Dateearly 20th century

MediumPhotography; platinum print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 3/8 x 5 15/16in. (21.3 x 15.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 8 3/8 x 5 15/16in. (21.3 x 15.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple

Object number2011.63.104

DescriptionBust-length portrait of an older man with a beard and mustache. He is wearing eyeglasses, a wool coat, 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. (Ruocco, 03/17/2012)

Date Note: The photograph may be a copy of an oil painting, in which case it could date from after Hamersley's death in 1920. (Finlay 3/29/2012)

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