Aaron W. Sawyer

Aaron Worcester Sawyer (October 17, 1818 – August 23, 1882) was an American judge and politician who was a justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1876 to 1877.

He attended public schools in Nashua, Hancock and other academies, and received a Master of Arts from Dartmouth College.

He first practiced with his father, and in 1849 partnered with G. C. Atherton, with whom he continued until 1858, when he was obliged to leave the business due to ill health.

[1] In 1876, Sawyer was appointed to the state supreme court, which position he held for one year, when be was compelled to resign on account of failing health.

Sawyer had been in poor health for several years, due to a complication of diseases, but his death was hastened by gangrene, which set in some months before.