| L. Harris Hiscock | |
| Office1: | Member of the New York State Assembly from Onondaga County's 2nd District |
| Term Start1: | 1865 |
| Term End1: | 1867 |
| Predecessor1: | Thomas G. Alvord |
| Successor1: | Luke Ranney |
| Office2: | Judge of the Onondaga County Surrogate's Court |
| Term Start2: | 1852 |
| Term End2: | 1856 |
| Predecessor2: | Isaac T. Minard |
| Successor2: | Amasa H. Jerome |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1824 |
| Birth Place: | Pompey, New York, US |
| Death Place: | Albany, New York, US |
| Resting Place: | Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York |
| Occupation: | Attorney |
| Party: | Democratic (before 1861) Republican (from 1861) |
| Spouse: | Lucy Bridgman |
| Children: | 2, including Frank H. Hiscock |
| Relations: | Frank Hiscock (brother) |
Luther Harris Hitchcock (May 2, 1824 – June 4, 1867) was a New York attorney, judge, and legislator. He was murdered by George W. Cole, a major general in the American Civil War and brother of Cornelius Cole.
Known as L. Harris Hiscock, he was born in Pompey, New York on May 2, 1824.[1] He taught school while studying law with Daniel Gott, and served as Pompey's School Superintendent from 1845 to 1847.[2]
In 1848, he began to practice law in Tully.[2] From 1849 to 1851, he was Pompey's Justice of the Peace.[3]
Hiscock later moved to Syracuse, and in 1855, he founded with his brother Frank the law firm known today as Hiscock and Barclay.[4] L. Harris Hiscock was prominent in Democratic politics and served as Onondaga County Surrogate Judge from 1852 to 1856.[5]
In 1865, by now a Republican as a result of his pro-Union position during the American Civil War, Harris was elected to the New York State Assembly, and he served until his death.[6]
While in Albany as a delegate to the state constitutional convention, Hiscock was murdered on June 4, 1867, by George W. Cole, a major general in the Union Army who accused Hiscock of having an affair with Mrs. Cole.[7] [8] Cole was acquitted at his 1868 trial on the grounds of "momentary insanity."[9] [10]
Hiscock was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse.[11] [12]
L. Harris Hiscock was the brother and law partner of U.S. Senator Frank Hiscock.[13] He was married to Lucy Bridgman (1828–1861).[14] They were the parents of two children, including Judge Frank H. Hiscock.