Augustus C. Hand
Augustus Cincinnatus Hand was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from New York. He served one term in the United States [House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives] from 1839 to 1841, and was also a justice on the New York Supreme Court from 1847 to 1855.
Both his son, Samuel and grandson, Learned Hand, became prominent judges in their own right.
Life
He studied law in at Litchfield Law School. He was Admission to [the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar] in 1828, and commenced practice at Crown Point, New York. He removed to Elizabethtown in 1831, and was Surrogate of Essex County from 1831 to 1839.Congress
Hand was elected as a Democrat to the 26th [United States Congress], and served from March 4, 1839, to March 3, 1841.State legislature
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1845 to 1847, sitting in the 68th [New York State Legislature|68th], 69th and 70th New York State Legislatures.New York Supreme Court
He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1847 to 1855, and ex officio a judge of the New York Court of Appeals in 1855. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.Later career and death
He was a delegate to the 1868 Democratic National Convention. He resumed the practice of his profession.He was buried in the family cemetery in Elizabethtown, NY.