Landmarks of Albany County, New York, Part 117

Author: Parker, Amasa Junius, 1843-1938, ed
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1374

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Sydney Chapman and Aleitha (Rossman) Blakeman of Greenbush, N. Y., and their children are Carrie, Aleitha, Elmer Hamilton, jr., and Sydney Chapman.

Dugan, Patrick C., son of James and Jane (Lowry) Dugan, natives of Ireland, was born in the town of Wright, Schoharie county, March 10, 1867. His father came to America in 1851. Mr. Dugan was reared on a farm, taught school winters and was graduated from the Schoharie Academy in 1884. He continued teaching until 1886, when he began the study of law in the office of Stephen L. Mayham, then county judge of Schoharie county and now a justice of the Supreme Court. He was admit- ted to the bar of Albany November 30, 1889, and on December 1 formed a copartner- ship with C. W. Hinman, which continued two years in Schoharie. February 22, 1892. he came to Albany, where he has since been in active practice. He has had much experience in criminal law, and as a Democrat has been active in campaign work. September 1, 1896, he married Agnes H., daughter of John J. O'Neill of Albany.

Jewett, Rev. Freeborn G., jr., son of Freeborn G. and Ella Kate (Taylor) Jewett, was born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1866. He is a great-grandson of Hon. Freeborn G. Jewett, who was the first chief justice of the Court of Appeals of New York State, and who also was elected to Congress; and a grandnephew of the Hon. George Riddell, United States Senator from Delaware, who was the first senator who died before completing his term of office, and who was buried from the Capitol. Homer A. Nelson, another great-uncle of Rev. Mr. Jewett, was secretary of state of New York and at one time a candidate for the nomination for the office of governor. He was also one of the four Democratic congressmen to vote for the abolition of slavery. Mr. Jewett's step-grandfather Marvin, uncle of Gen. Selden E. Marvin, is the only person living who received a commission from President Jackson. He is judge of the Northern District of Florida. Since 1872 Mr. Jewett's father has been confiden- tial clerk in the office of the secretary of state of New York. Rev. Freeborn G. Jewett, jr., moved to Albany, N. Y .. in 1872 with his parents and completed the course of instruction at the Albany Academy. He then entered Williams College and was graduated in 1888 with the degree of B. A. He received the prize for elocu- tion and while at college did considerable literary work, as the editor of the "Gul" during his senior year and as one of the editors of the Williams Literary Monthly. Hle was also a member of the Chi Psi fraternity. After completing his college course, he was lay reader at Grace Episcopal church in Albany, meanwhile keep- mg up his studies and teaching elocution in the Albany Academy during the school year 1888 89. The first term of the fall of 1889 he spent at the Episcopal General Theological Seminary in New York and then entered the Berkeley Divinity School at Middletown. Conn., of which Bishop Williams, the presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America, is dean. He was graduated from the in- stitution on June 3. 1891, and ordained deacon by Bishop Williams. June 10, 1891, he married Minnie Wasson, daughter of ex-Congressman John M. Bailey of Albany. June 21, 1891. he became assistant minister of St. Paul's church in Albany and on December 17, of the same year, he was ordained priest by Bishop Doane. In February, 1892, he was unanimously elected rector of St. Paul's church and during his pastorate many new branches of church work have been established, among which may be mentioned the Brotherhood of St. Andrew and a chapel in the west

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end of the city. Mr. Jewett is a member of the Board of Visitors of the Albany Female Academy.

Barends, Frederick J., son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Schippers) Barends, was born in Amsterdam, Holland, August 10, 1856. He was educated in the public schools of Holland and in March, 1869, came to America and settled in Albany, N. Y., where for a short time he attended school, and subsequently worked two years in the print- ing office of the late Joel Munsell. He then went into the employ of the B. W. Wooster furniture company, where he remained twenty-five years. January 1, 1896, he was appointed deputy county clerk of Albany county and he fills the office most acceptably. In 1890 he was nominated for the New York State Assemby by the Republicans of the first district of Albany county and was defeated, but had the sat- isfaction of reducing the Democratic majority considerably. In November, 1880, he married Hannah Feig of Albany.

Higgins, Michael E., chief of the Albany Fire Department, is a son of John and Elizabeth (Mullin) Higgins, natives of Ireland, who, about 1844, settled in Albany where they died, the former in 1856 and the latter in 1885. Michael Higgins was born in Albany, January 17, 1845, received a public school education and when eleven became a newsboy ; later he was an engineer on the river, learned the ma- chinist's trade and from 1860 to 1869 was first engineer in Clark, Gifford & Judson's old flour mill. In 1869 he was relief engineer and afterward engineer of Steamer No. 6, which position he held eleven years, when he resigned but continued on as a hoseman. For three years from 1878 he was also engaged in the meat business, and in 1879, 1880 and 1881, served as supervisor of the Fifteenth ward. From 1880 to 1886 he was city marshal; in 1885 he was appointed assistant exgineer, and in 1886, on the death of James McQuade, chief engineer of the Albany Fire Department and has since held the latter position. He has been continuously connected with the fire de- partment since 1864, holding every post and becoming a member of the present (paid) force in 1867. For several years he was an active Democrat, a member of various political conventions and first assistant marshal of the Albany Phalanx, and is a mem- ber of the A. O. U. W., and the Exempt Firemen's Association. In 1870 he mar- ried Elizabeth L., daughter of James Gallagher of Albany, and they have had five children: John F., Edward J., and Jennie C., who are living, and Hattie and Martin Delehanty, deceased.

Brumaghim, Eugene, was born in the town of Guilderland, Albany county, N. Y., April 3, 1853. In 1860 he removed to Albany and was graduated from the Albany High School in 1873. During the years of 1880 and 1881 he was principal of the High School at Gilman, Ill. Since that time he has been engaged in mercantile pursuits in Albany, and he is at present connected with Weidman & Co., wholesale grocers. He was president of the Young Men's Association for one term and during his in- cumbency of that office the $50,000 for Harmanus Bleecker Hall was raised by pop- ular subscription. He is past master of Wadsworth Lodge F. & A. M. and is prom- inently connected with the Unconditional and Press Clubs.

Condon, William R., born in Albany, September 28, 1870, is a son of Thomas A. and Helen J. (Keeney) Condon, and a grandson of James Condon, a native of Ire- land, who settled in Albany when seventeen years of age and died here in May, 1896,

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aged eighty eight. James was one of the first dyers in the capital city and continued in that business for fifty years. He also served as alderman and supervisor. He married Margaret J. Hennessy, who died at the age of thirty-five, leaving nine chil- dren, all deceased. Thomas A. Condon, born in 1851, was a manufacturer of mat- tresses, deputy sheriff and a detective on the police force, and died March 8, 1895. His wife died October 12, 1894, leaving two children, William R. and Mary J. Will- nam R. Condon, when fifteen, became a clerk in the Albany freight office of the D. & HI. C. Co., where he remained nine years. February 15, 1896, he formed a copart- nership with Joseph A. Wisely, as Condon & Wisely, and engaged in the retail busi- ness of hats, caps, men's furnishings, etc. December 15, 1891, he became a member of Co. B. 10th Bat., N. G. N. Y. On June 6, 1894, he married Madeline D., daugh- ter of William Bailie of Albany.

Cook, Alfred, son of William J. and Margaret (Risk) Cook, was born in Albany, June 3, 1858, was educated at the Boys' Academy and was graduated from the Al- bany Normal College in 1878. Shortly afterwards he obtained a situation as assist- ant bookkeeper with Haskell & Gallup, wholesale dealers in coffees, teas and spices, where he remained until they went out of business in 1881, when he engaged with Tracy, Wolverton & Wilson, wholesale grocers, as shipper. Serving in this capacity for about six months, he was promoted to represent the concern on the road. In 1883 Mr. Wolverton retired and the business was carried on by Tracy & Wilson. Mr. Cook continued to represent them until 1888, when he became the junior mem- ber of the concern of Tracy, Wilson & Cook. In 1890 he purchased the entire busi- ness and is now located at No. 45 Hudson avenue, as a wholesale jobber in tea, coffee and spices. He is one of the charter members of the Albany Commercial Travelers' Club, a member of the Commercial Travelers' Mutual Accident Association of America and honorary member of the Fort Johnson Club, Johnstown, N. Y. His father came to Albany from Galway, N. Y., and was engaged in the wholesale gro- cery business until his death, being a member of the firms of Cook & Wing, and Cook, Wing & Wooster.

Walsh, Henry Haswell, is a descendant of Dudley Walsh, a native of the North of Ireland, who became a settler and one of the early mayors of Albany, where he died. He married Sarah Stevenson, September 24, 1793. Their son, John Stevenson Walsh, a member of the hardware firm of Godfrey & Walsh of Albany, died Febru- ary 15, 1857, aged sixty-five. He married Laura (born April 16, 1811), daughter of John and Abbie (Spencer) Townsend. Dudley Walsh, their son, born in Bethlehem, Albany county, May 8, 1841, enlisted February 18, 1862, in Co. D. 90th N. Y. Vol. Inf., as second lieutenant ; March 16, 1863, he was promoted captain of Co. K, 134th N. Y. Vols., and was discharged August 7, 1865. He was three years in the Albany post- office and some time a produce merchant. April 26, 1865, he married Josephine A., daughter of Col. Henry B. and Elizabeth (Trowbridge) Haswell of Albany, and they have had six children: John Stevenson (married April 20, 1896, Grace Shutter), Henry H., Laura Townsend, Dudley, jr. (died in infancy), James (died in infancy), and Elizabeth Trowbridge. Henry Haswell Walsh, born November 30, 1867, was educated in the public schools and Albany Academy and spent several years in the hardware stores of M. E. Viele, Woodward & Hill and J. E. Taylor & Co. In 1892 he started his present harness manufacturing establishment. June 27, 1894, he mar- ried Addie, daughter of Henry Vine of Albany.

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Wells, Anton, born in Germany, August 24, 1825, came to America in 1837 and settled in Albany, where he has since resided. He learned the trade of grate and fender maker, and in 1849 purchased the retail stove and heating establishment of James Goadby, which he has since successfully conducted, being one of the oldest and best known stove dealers in the city. He is an extensive dealer in grates, fire- places, hot air furnaces, stoves, ranges, etc. In 1850 he married Caroline Oberist, a native of Germany, and they have had seven children: Polly (Mrs. Prieser), Louis, Amelia, Edward, Theodore (deceased), Reinhart and Caroline.

Hartt, Eugene R., son of Chauncey N. and Sophia J. (Ross) Hartt, was born in Niagara county, N. Y., April 20, 1845, was educated in private schools at Gasport, N. Y., and at the Albany Boys' Academy, and first engaged in buying grain in the West for Albany houses. Later he became a clerk in the Merchants' National Bank of Albany, bookkeeper for Mills & McMartin, and in 1870 a member of the wholesale grocery firm of William J. Cook & Co., which ceased business in 1872. He then en- tered the employ of Albert Wing, Son & Co., wholesale grocers. In 1887 this firm adopted its present name of Wing Bros. & Hartt (see sketch of Albert J. Wing). Mr. Hartt is a member of the Fort Orange Club and was for about two years a water commissioner. He married Ada B., daughter of William J. . Cook, and has one daughter, Marguerite H.

Conway, Joseph A., is the son of Michael and Ann Conway, who removed from New York city to Albany in 1858. Michael was for many years connected with the Albany police force, was the first captain of the present police department, was a mason by trade, and was deputy county sheriff at the time of his death, May 5, 1886. Joseph A. Conway, born October 27, 1858, in Albany, was educated in the High School and in the fall of 1875 became a student in the law office of Hawley & McNa- mara, with whom he began active practice upon his admission to the bar in 1880. Later he formed a law copartnership with his brother, Martin D. Conway, afterward surrogate, which continued for six years. Since then he has practiced alone. He was the Democratic candidate for judge of the Justice's Court in the spring of 1886, but was defeated, though he ran 900 ahead of his ticket. In 1887 his brother was elected police justice, but after serving eighteen mouths resigned and was elected county surrogate. October 28, 1890, Mr. Conway married Louisa A., daughter of Frank Maxsteadt of Albany. They have had three children, all deceased.

Moore Brothers, Veterinarians .- Henry C. Moore was born in Ripley, England, August 13, 1838, and came to America with his parents, Henry and Emma Moore, in 1852, settling in Cortland, N. Y. Henry Moore was a well known veterinary sur- geon, being a student of Statham, the celebrated veterinarian of Derby, England. He practiced successfully in Cortland and later in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and about 1872 came to Albany, where he continued his profession until he retired in 1886. Henry C. Moore was educated at the Cortland Academy and studied veterinary surgery with his father. Edward Moore was born in Cortland county, August 17, 1855, was graduated from the Poughkeepsie Academy, and in 1877 was graduated from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons of London, England. The two brothers were associated more or less with their father until his retirement in 1886, when they succeeded him and established their present veterinary hospital in Hudson avenue, which is without doubt the largest and most complete of its kind in America.

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Here all domestic animals are treated in the departments of pharmacy, surgery, dentistry, etc. The firm also has permanent charge of the leading stock farms and private herds throughout the country and is the best known in the United States, having a national reputation. Henry C. Moore is a member of Apollo Lodge No. 13, F. & A. M., of Troy, Temple Commandery No. 2. K. T., Cyprus Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and the Acacia Club of Albany. Edward Moore was for seven years a member of Co. A, 10th Battalion, and is a member of the Old Guard Zouave Cadets. While in England he was cattle plague inspector for the English govern- ment in 1877, having charge of the London district. He has done much for State and loeal boards of health, has long been the veterinarian in charge of the Albany Fire Department, and since about 1880 has been the veterinary editor of the Country Gentlemen.

McCombe. James, was born March 20, 1834, in the town of Ayr, Scotland, where he began learning the trade of dyer, which he finished in Glasgow. He came to America in August,, 1854, settling first in New York city, where he remained eleven years. He spent two years in Troy and came to Albany August 1, 1867; here he established his present dye business at No. 163 South Pearl street, which since 1891 has been located at No. 99 on the same street. He is the second oldest dyer in the city.

MeDonough, Clarence J., is a grandson of Michael and Mary McDonough, natives of Ireland, and the only son of Michael McDonough, jr., who was born in Chatham, N. Y., and who came to Albany about 1855, where he died May 4, 1895. Michael MeDonough established himself in the wholesale liquor business in the spring of 1860, at 611 and 613 Broadway, and successfully continued there until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Clarence J. He was a heavy importer and built up a large wholesale trade. He married Julia T. Blake, who, with one of their three ' children survives him. Clarence J. McDonough was born December 28, 1873, and was graduated from the Albany Academy in 1894.

Platt, William John, son of Charles E. and Helen (Wiley) Platt, was born in Al- bany, January 28, 1857. The family originally came to Albany county from Rye, Conn .. and have lived there for several generations. Charles E. Platt, son of James E .. was born in Albany, December 25, 1826, and died February 22, 1896. He was a butcher and meat dealer. His wife's death occurred March 2, 1896 and their chil- dren were James E., Susie A., William J., Lansing I. and Charles D., all of Albany. Mr. Platt enlisted for three years in the 113th N. Y. Inf. (which became the 7th N. Y. H. A.) and was stationed in the defenses of Washington. After one year's service he was promoted lieutenant. William J. Platt attended the public and high schools of Albany. He was for two years a clerk in the bookstore of Edwin Ellis & Co. and for nine years was employed in the Clinton Stove Works in Troy. In 1888 he engaged in the meat business with his father, and on the latter's death succeeded him.

Robinson, Robert J., was born in Albany, June 19, 1869, and is the only son of Robert and Caroline (Garrity) Robinson. His father was born in the North of Ireland, and coming to Albany, engaged in the merchant tailoring business until his death, which occurred September 13, 1892; his mother died in 1882. Robert J.

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Robinson was educated in the public schools and academy, and the Albany Business College; he then associated himself with his father and learned the trade of mer- chant tailoring, and on his father's death succeeded him in business. His father was a Mason, and he is a member of the Albany County Wheelmen. He is a mem- ber of Wadsworth Lodge No. 417, F. & A. M., Temple Chapter No. 5, R. A. M., and the Masonic Veteran Association. In 1862 he married Christina A., daughter of William Logan of County Armagh, Ireland, and they have five children living: James Samuel, Martha J., Tysie Estelle, John Hall and Elizabeth Shanks.

Stahl, Simon, son of Jacob and Rosaline Stahl, was born in Ostrova, Germany, January 29, 1860, and came to America with his parents in 1867, settling in Elmira, N. Y., where he was educated. In 1874 he became a clerk in the fancy goods and millinery store of A. F. Cohen, with whom he remained four years; he was then for three years in the employ of Stahl & Case, of Jersey City, N. J., and in 1881 opened a millinery and fancy goods store there, which he continued till 1884; later he was in business in Newark, N. J., and also clerked for Lichtenstein & Sons for a time. In February, 1888, he came to Albany and with his brother Julius, under the firm name of J. Stahl & Brother, bought out the millinery establishment of M. M. Hydemen. In 1892 Simon Stahl purchased his brother's interest and since then has conducted the business alone with marked success; he is exclusively a retailer, employs about forty hands and is one of the leading milliners in Eastern New York. In 1880 he married Miss Sarah, daughter of Charles Stone of Jersey City, N. J., who takes an active part in the management of the business and to whom is due a very large measure of the success attained.

Lathrop, Charles H., descends from Rev. John Lothrop, who was graduated from Queens College, Cambridge, England, as B. A. in 1605 and as M. A. in 1609, and who for religious freedom came to America in 1634 and settled in Scituate, Mass., where he was pastor of the church until 1639, when he moved to Barnstable, where he died in 1653. The family is traced back in England to 1216, when the name ap- pears as Lowthrope. Henry B. Lathrop, grandfather of Charles H., married Sarah Preston and when a young man came to Albany, where he engaged in mercantile business and where he died in 1870. He was born in Lisbon, Conn., November 17, 1794. Charles H. Lathrop, sr., his son, was born in Albany, March 15, 1830, was for many years the agent of the National Express Company and died here December 3, 1895. He married Lydia A. Presby. Charles H. Lathrop, their son, born May 27. 1862, in Albany, was educated in the public and high schools and was a clerk for Benjamin Lodge, the well known merchant tailor, until 1889, when he formed a partnership with Charles S. Shanks, as Shanks & Lathrop, and became Mr. Lodge's successor. The firm has successfully carried on a large merchant tailoring business. Mr. Lathrop has been secretary and treasurer and is now vice-president of the Al- bany County Wheelmen. September 23, 1885, he married Mary E., daughter of Hon. Warren S. Kelley of Albany, and their children are Charles H., jr., and Mary E.

Sporborg, Silas, is the son of Joseph Sporborg, a native of Bavaria, Germany, who came to America and settled in Albany about 1836 and who died here in April, 1889, aged seventy-three. Joseph was a prominent wholesale milliner, and founded the present business of his son in 1846. In 1876 he took his sons Henry J. and Silas into

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partnership under the firm name of J. Sporborg & Sons, and upon his retirement in 1856 the style of J. Sporborg's Sons was adopted. Henry J. died in December, 1892, and since then Silas Sporborg has continued the business alone, carrying on a large wholesale trade. Joseph was for many years president of the congregation of Beth Emeth and a director of the National Savings Bank. Silas Sporborg, born in Al- bany, February 10, 1851, was educated at the Boys' Academy and Professor Anthony's School and when eighteen entered his father's store. He is a member of Washing- ton Lodge No. 85, F. & A. M., the Bna Brith and the Delphi Club.

Enos, Henry D., is a grandson of Ethol Enos, a large farmer and long a justice of the peace of Watervliet and a colonel in the war of 1812. Henry S. Enos, father of Henry D., was born in 1831, engaged in the lumber business, served three and a half years in Co. C, 91st N. Y. Vols., in the Rebellion, and was connected with the Watervliet Railroad company until 1885, when he moved to Iowa. Henry I. Enos, born in Albany, August 6, 1862, received a high school education and for ten years followed the iron moulder's trade. In 1890 he engaged in the life insurance business and soon afterward became general agent for Eastern New York for the State Mu- tual Life Assurance Company of Worcester, Mass., which position he still holds. He is a member of Ancient City Lodge No. 452, F. & A. M., Capital City Chapter, R. A. M., and De Witt Clinton Council, R. & S. M., and has been ruling elder in the Fourth Presbyterian church since he was twenty-six years of age, being the young- est man ever elected to that office in that church. He is also a member of the Re- publican Unconditional Club and has been especially prominent in mission work, being the chief promoter and a founder of the Viaduct Mission, of which he was six years superintendent. November 10, 1886, he married Mary J., daughter of William Thomas of Albany, and their children are Henry T., M. Margaret and Ruth. Mr. Enos's great-grandfather, Matthias Enos, served in the Revolutionary war.

De Blaey, Abram, son of Mathew and Maria (Lansen) De Blaey, was born in Ter- nenzen. Holland, September 5, 1847. In 1854 his parents came to America and in April, 1855, settled in Albany. He was educated in the public schools and learned the trade of shoemaker, which he followed from 1863 to 1888, being a large manufac- turer on Broadway for five years. In 1888 he bought the news room at No. 31 State street, where the business is carried on in the name of his wife, H. L. De Blaey. Mr. De Blaey is a member of Capital City Lodge No. 440, I. O. O. F., New York En- campment No. 1, I. O. O. F., and Canton Nemo P. M. No. 1. June 14, 1871, he mar- ried Harriet L. Mink, and they have one daughter, Nellie L.

Houck, James A., the oldest hotel proprietor in one place in Albany, is a son of Christian Houck, one of the earliest hotel keepers in the town of Knox, Albany county, where James .1. was born in 1839. About 1859 the family came to Albany, where Christian conducted the Avenue House on Washington avenue until his death. In 1871 James A. Houck succeeded a Mr. Brayton as proprietor of the Eagle Hotel, on State street corner of South Pearl, and immediately changed the name to the Globe Hotel, which it still bears, and under which it has attained a wide popu- - larity, In May, 1894, he admitted his son Clarence A. as a partner under the firm name of J. A. Houck & Son. Mr Houck is one of the best known landlords in East- ern New York and during his quarter of a century proprietorship of the Globe has won a high reputation among the traveling public. He was elected sheriff of Al-

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Landmarks of Albany County, New York, Part 117

Author: Parker, Amasa Junius, 1843-1938, ed Publication date: 1897 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason Number of Pages: 1374

Author: Parker, Amasa Junius, 1843-1938, ed
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1374