William Bryan Hyman (April 30, 1814 – August 9, 1884) was chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 3, 1865 to November 1, 1868. [1] [2]
Career
Born in Martin County, North Carolina, [3] Hyman graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1939 and gained admission to the bar the same year. [1] He moved to Alexandria, Louisiana around 1840. [3]
Hyman "[o]pposed secession and swore allegiance to the United States when Union Army occupied Alexandria". [1] On April 1, 1865, Governor James Madison Wells appointed Hyman as Chief Justice of Louisiana. [1] He was the fourth Chief Justice of Louisiana, also serving as a parish judge in Rapides from 1865 to 1869. After his retirement from the supreme bench he became parish judge of Jefferson, and later parish surveyor. [3]
Personal life and death
In 1847, Hyman married Hermenegildo Dolores Gonzales, with whom he had five children. [1]
On August 9, 1884, Hyman died on his Louisiana plantation [4] at the age of 70. He was interred in Carrollton Cemetery, in New Orleans. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "William Bryan Hyman (1814-1884)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 120.
- ^ "The Hon. William B. Hyman". Chicago Tribune. August 10, 1884. p. 6. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
William Bryan Hyman (April 30, 1814 – August 9, 1884) was chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 3, 1865 to November 1, 1868. [1] [2]
Career
Born in Martin County, North Carolina, [3] Hyman graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1939 and gained admission to the bar the same year. [1] He moved to Alexandria, Louisiana around 1840. [3]
Hyman "[o]pposed secession and swore allegiance to the United States when Union Army occupied Alexandria". [1] On April 1, 1865, Governor James Madison Wells appointed Hyman as Chief Justice of Louisiana. [1] He was the fourth Chief Justice of Louisiana, also serving as a parish judge in Rapides from 1865 to 1869. After his retirement from the supreme bench he became parish judge of Jefferson, and later parish surveyor. [3]
Personal life and death
In 1847, Hyman married Hermenegildo Dolores Gonzales, with whom he had five children. [1]
On August 9, 1884, Hyman died on his Louisiana plantation [4] at the age of 70. He was interred in Carrollton Cemetery, in New Orleans. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "William Bryan Hyman (1814-1884)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 120.
- ^ "The Hon. William B. Hyman". Chicago Tribune. August 10, 1884. p. 6. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.