Levinus Monson (May 5, 1792 - September 23, 1859) was an American
jurist
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. He served on the
Supreme Court of New York
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.
Early life
Monson was the son of Joshua and Sarah (Booth) Munson, and was born in
Hamden, Connecticut
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, May 5, 1791 or 1792.
Education and career
Monson enrolled at
Yale University
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in 1809
and graduated in 1811. He studied law with
Samuel Sherwood, in
Delhi, New York
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. After his admission to the bar in 1815,
he removed to Hobart, New York, where he resided until his death, excepting a short period while he was a resident of
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, New York. He was for many years a Judge of the
New York Court of Common Pleas
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, in
Delaware County, New York
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, and on the death of Judge Morehouse of
Cooperstown
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, New York, he was in 1850 appointed to fill the vacancy on the bench of the
Supreme Court of New York
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.
Personal life
On March 23, 1936 Monson married Mary Parish, and they had four daughters.
He died in Hobart, New York on September 23, 1859, aged 68. His widow died May 3, 1883, in New York City.
References
Further reading
Biographical Letter from Hon. Levinus Monson ''5 U.S. Monthly L. Mag.'' 72 (1852)
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1792 births
Yale University alumni
New York Supreme Court justices
People from Hamden, Connecticut
1859 deaths
19th-century New York state court judges