Samuel Fowler Bigelow

Samuel Fowler Bigelow (1837–1915) was an American judge, attorney and author in New Jersey.

Samuel Fowler Bigelow
U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
In office
1887–1888
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byJob H. Lippincott
Succeeded byGeorge S. Duryee
Judge of Newark City Court
In office
1868–?
Personal details
Born(1837-03-29)March 29, 1837
Newark, New Jersey
DiedMarch 8, 1915(1915-03-08) (aged 77)
East Orange, New Jersey
Resting placeMount Pleasant Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
EducationNewark Academy
Ashland Hall
Freehold Institute
Alma materPrinceton College (1857)
ProfessionLawyer
politician
author
judge

Biography

Samuel Fowler Bigelow was born in Newark, New Jersey on March 29, 1837, the son of Moses Bigelow, who served as the Mayor of Newark from 1857 to 1864.[1][2] He was educated at Newark Academy, Ashland Hall, and Freehold Institute.[3] He graduated from Princeton College in 1857 and became City Attorney of Newark, New Jersey in 1863. He became a judge of the Newark City Court in 1868.

President Grover Cleveland appointed him United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He also served as Supreme Court Commissioner for the Supreme Court of New Jersey and was appointed Special Master in Chancery by Chancellor William T. McGill. Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick appointed him as United States Commissioner for New Jersey. He wrote the book Biographical Sketch of Moses Bigelow (1890) about his father Moses Bigelow He was married to Lucy Paul Bigelow (1837-1924) on January 3, 1861 in Belvedere, Warren County, New Jersey.

Samuel Fowler Bigelow died at his sister's home in East Orange on March 8, 1915, and was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark.[4]

References
  1. Magazine of Western History, Volume 19, 1894, pages 405 and 406
  2. Lee, Francis Bazley. Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, p. 968. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed March 1, 2023. "Samuel Foster Bigelow, eldest child of Hon. Moses and Julia Ann (Breckenridge) Bigelow, was prepared for college at Newark Academy, Ashland Hall and Freehold Institute."
  3. "Bigelow, Moses (6) = mos63544.htm". bigelowsociety.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  4. "Sam'l F. Bigelow Passes Away at Home of Sister". Newark Evening Star. March 8, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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