New Haven's contribution to the Supreme Court bench, Henry Baldwin, was born in New Haven, on Jan. 14, 1780. A 1797 Yale graduate, he studied law in Philadelphia and opened a practice in Pittsburgh, as well as owning a newspaper, according to the Supreme Court Historical Society's website.
Baldwin served as a congressman, resigning for health reasons in 1822. He resumed practicing law and was named to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Andrew Jackson in 1830. He died April 21, 1844, at 64, the website says.