William B. Hyman
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
- "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.
- 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.
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| Preceded by Newly reconstituted court |
Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court 1865–1868 |
Succeeded by John T. Ludeling |