Advertisement

Henry Rogers Selden

Advertisement

Henry Rogers Selden

Birth
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death
18 Sep 1885 (aged 79)
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Burial
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot
Section C, Lot 108
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
Social Activist, Lawyer. He was Susan B. Anthony's attorney at her 1872 trial for illegally voting in the election. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1857 and a Court of Appeals Judge. He was asked to accept the nomination for Vice-President to Abraham Lincoln in his bid for the Presidency, but declined.
Social Activist, Lawyer. He was Susan B. Anthony's attorney at her 1872 trial for illegally voting in the election. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1857 and a Court of Appeals Judge. He was asked to accept the nomination for Vice-President to Abraham Lincoln in his bid for the Presidency, but declined.

Bio by: Mount Hope NY

Inscription

HENRY ROGERS SELDEN
BORN AT LYME CONNECTICUT OCT. 14, 1805
DIED AT ROCHESTER, NEW YORK SEPT. 18, 1885

Gravesite Details

"Henry Rogers Selden Born at Lyme Connecticut Oct 14 1805 Died at Rochester New York Sept 18 1885"

The other side reads: "Sometime Lieutenant Governor of this Commonwealth And Afterwards Judge of its Highest Court ...

Family Members

Parents
Spouse
Siblings
Children

Advertisement

See more Selden memorials in:

Flower Delivery

Records on Ancestry

Advertisement

How famous was Henry Rogers Selden ?

Current rating:

24 votes

Sign-in to cast your vote.

  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jul 13, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7683012/henry_rogers-selden: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Rogers Selden (14 Oct 1805–18 Sep 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7683012, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.