[Alexander Warfield]. American jurist, born in Albany, NY, in 1815. He graduated at Union College in 1832, and studying law, soon won distinction. In 1848 he was made surrogate of New York, to which office he was twice re-elected. He was connected with numerous famous legal cases, and prepared four volumes of Reports of Surrogate Cases and ten of Bradford’s Reports. He edited a work on American Antiquities, and with Dr. Anthon edited The Protestant Churchman. He was one of the commissioners appointed to codify the laws of the state. He died in New York City on the 5th of November 1867.
