History of Flatbush, (Kings County) New York United States of America

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John Abraham Lott, jurist, was born in Flatbush, L.L, N.Y., Feb. 11, 1806; son of Abraham and Maria (Lott) Lott; grandson of Johannes E. and Catharine (Vanderbilt) Lott; great grandson of Englebert and Maritie (Ditmas) Lott, and a descendant of Peter Lott, who came from Europe in 1652, settled in Flatbush, and was one of the patentees named in the patent granted by Lieutenant-Governor Thomas Dongan in 1685. He was prepared for college at Erasmus Hall academy, Flatbush, and graduated from Union college in 1823. He was married to his cousin, Catharine, daughter of Jeremiah and Lydia (Lloyd) Lott. After practising law in New York city a short time he formed a partnership with Henry C. Murphy, transferred his office to Brooklyn and Judge John Vanderbilt was afterward admitted to the firm. He was county judge of Kings county, 1838-42; a member of the state assembly, 1841; state senator, 1843-47; judge of the supreme court of the state to fill the unexpired term of Judge Rockwell, 1857-61, and by re-election without opposition, 1861-69. In 1869 he was elected a judge of the court of appeals, and not long after, when a commission of appeals had been authorized to clear away the accumulation of cases in this court he was made the chief commissioner, an office which he held until 1875, when the commission expired by limitation. He was appointed in 1875 a member of a committee to draft a uniform law for the government of cities in the state of New York. He received the degree of LL.D. from Union college in 1859. He was a member of the leading learned societies of Brooklyn and an officer of various corporations. He died in Flatbush, L. I., N.Y., July 20, 1878.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Flatbush, (Kings County) New York

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