Hosmer, H. L. (Hezekiah Lord), 1814-1893

Hezekiah Lord Hosmer (1814-1893), first chief justice of Montana Territory, 1864-68; postmaster at Virginia City, 1869-72.

From the description of Hezekiah Lord Hosmer papers, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127655

First chief justice of Montana Territory.

Hezekiah L. Hosmer was born in 1814, in Hudson, N.Y. He began to study law in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of sixteen. From 1848 to 1855, he was editor of the Toledo Blade. President Lincoln appointed Hosmer the first chief justice of the Montana Territory Supreme Court under the Organic Act (May 26, 1864). Hosmer reached Montana in Oct. 1864 and opened the first session of the first district court in the territory in December at Virginia City. Hosmer moved to San Francisco, Calif., in 1872 and remained there until his death on 31 Oct. 1893.

From the description of Hezekiah L. Hosmer papers, 1848-1870. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70927170