▁two ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁w ilder ness . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁first ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁George ▁H os mer ▁received ▁a ▁classical ▁education , ▁studied ▁law , ▁and , ▁after ▁pract ising ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁Can anda igua , ▁moved ▁to ▁Av on , ▁New ▁York . ▁During ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁front ier . ▁ ▁George ▁was ▁elected ▁district ▁att orney ▁of ▁Living ston ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 - 1 8 2 5 , ▁he ▁decl ined ▁ren om ination , ▁and ▁res umed ▁his ▁legal ▁practice . ▁ ▁His ▁wife ▁spoke ▁several ▁dialect s ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Their ▁son ▁William ▁How e ▁C uy ler ▁H os mer ▁was ▁a ▁noted ▁poet . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 8 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁military ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁Category : New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁law y ers ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁E ▁a ▁V ida ▁Cont in ua ... ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Brazil ian ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Paulo ▁Fig ue ire