Judge William Hamersley
PhotographerPhotographed by
Jose Maria Mora
American, 1850 - 1927
Dateabout 1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 11/16 x 4in. (14.4 x 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 11/16 x 4in. (14.4 x 10.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 3/16in. (16.5 x 10.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 11/16 x 4in. (14.4 x 10.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 3/16in. (16.5 x 10.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of a standing man with a beard and mustache. He is wearing a checked coat and trousers and a white vest. His right hand is in his jacket pocket; he holds a top hat and a cane in his left hand.
Object number2011.63.61
InscribedOn verso, upper center, in black ink "Judge William Hamersley/grandfather of Jane/Hamersley Wright"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Judge William Hamersley was born in Hartford on 9 September 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 17 September 1920. (Ruocco, 03/10/12)Subject Terms
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