Louis Hasbrouck (April 22, 1777 - August 20, 1834) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
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Life
He graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1797. Then he studied law with Josiah Ogden Hoffman in New York City, was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Ogdensburgh.
He was Clerk of St. Lawrence County from 1802 to 1811, and from 1813 to 1817.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (St. Lawrence Co.) in 1814, noted as being the sole resident slaveholder from Ogdensburgh and a British sympathizer during the war of 1812.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (4th D.) from 1833 until his death, sitting in the 56th and 57th New York State Legislatures.
He died of apoplexy at his residence in Ogdensburg, and was buried at the Ogdensburg Cemetery.
Congressman Abraham J. Hasbrouck was his brother.
Personal life
He was the son of Joseph Hasbrouck (1744–1808) and Elizabeth (Bevier) Hasbrouck (1749–1795), and was baptized at Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York. His father was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army during the Revolutionary War, and then served as Brigadier General of the 3rd Ulster County Regiment of New York from 1784-1787. He also served as the Supervisor of the town of New Paltz in 1777 and from 1782 to 1783; was a member of the New York State Assembly (Ulster Co.) in 1786 and 1791-1792; and member of the New York State Senate from 1793 to 1796.