Isaac Hempstead, the son of Isaac Hempstead, who was at one time sheriff of Albany county, was born in Albany, on the 8th of October, 1804. He received his license to practice from the Albany County Medical Society.
He died August 18th, 1852. He relinquished the practice of medicine several years before his death, and became a clerk in the Chamberlain's office in the city of Albany.