Person Information

Biography

Seth Hawley was one of the Commissioners appointed to codify the laws of New York State, and then the city of New York. He was also the chief clerk of the police department. In 1834 he married Lavina Porter (nee Steele.) Hawley was a lawyer in Buffalo, NY.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, March 24, 1853

Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., March 19, 1853

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 1, 1853

Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, January 1, 1852

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 17, 1848

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 3, 1846

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, July 6, 1845

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 23, 1845

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 27, 1843

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 5, 1841

Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, March 17, 1849

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 4, 1849

Letter from Alvah H. Worden to William Henry Seward, April 14, 1849

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 

Seth Hawley was one of the Commissioners appointed to codify the laws of New York State, and then the city of New York. He was also the chief clerk of the police department. In 1834 he married Lavina Porter (nee Steele.) Hawley was a lawyer in Buffalo, NY.

Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong Volume II
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight
Publisher Location: 
Albany, NY
Publisher Name: 
Joel Munsell
Year: 
1871
Start Page: 
1266
End Page: 
1266
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=GWJmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1266&lpg=PA1266&dq=seth+cotton+hawley&source=bl&ots=DYX2i-RbbN&sig=2sv5cxImlNWQ7YnbN726-yvtGvo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjysuTdyYDSAhWLOSYKHddRCPsQ6AEISDAM#v=onepage&q=seth%20cotton%20hawley&f=false
,
Biography: 
Seth Hawley was a member of the Assembly Erie Co., 1840-41.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
American State Trials
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
John D. Lawson, Ed.
Publisher Location: 
St.Louis
Publisher Name: 
F.H. Thomas Law Book Co.
Year: 
1917
Start Page: 
66
End Page: 
66
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong Volume II
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight
Publisher Location: 
Albany, NY
Publisher Name: 
Joel Munsell
Year: 
1871
Start Page: 
1266
End Page: 
1266
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=GWJmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1266&lpg=PA1266&dq=seth+cotton+hawley&source=bl&ots=DYX2i-RbbN&sig=2sv5cxImlNWQ7YnbN726-yvtGvo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjysuTdyYDSAhWLOSYKHddRCPsQ6AEISDAM#v=onepage&q=seth%20cotton%20hawley&f=false
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61399066
Title of Webpage: 
Find a Grave
Website Viewing Date: 
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 08:15
Website Last Modified Date: 
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 08:15
Citation Notes: 
The Indianapolis News; Indianapolis, Indiana. November 12, 1884; Page One.