He was a son of surgeon Timothy Hosmer (born in
Middletown, Connecticut, in 1740; died in
Canandaigua, New York, in 1820). Timothy was a brother of Connecticut politician
Titus Hosmer, and an officer in the
Continental Army, serving throughout the
American Revolutionary War, for two years and a half surgeon on
Washington's staff. Timothy moved to
Ontario County, New York, where his was one of the first two settlements in the wilderness. In 1798 he was appointed first judge of the county. George Hosmer received a
classical education, studied law, and, after practising a year in Canandaigua, moved to
Avon, New York. During the
War of 1812, he served on the western frontier. George was elected district attorney of
Livingston County in 1820. A member of the
New York State Legislature in 1823-1825, he declined renomination, and resumed his legal practice. His wife spoke several dialects of the
Native Americans in the United States. Their son
William Howe Cuyler Hosmer was a noted poet. ==Notes==