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Up to 1853 the Whig party had maintained complete control of Erie county, electing every congressman, every State senator, nearly every assemblyman, and all the county officers, excepting in 1847, when there was a temporary defection. But in 1854 came the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, causing intense indignation throughout the North, and leading toward the organization of a new Anti- Slavery party. At about the same time the Know Nothing, or American, party came into existence to complicate the political situation for several years; its creed of opposition to foreign and papal influence found many sup- porters, and especially from among the Whig conservatives, who, ready to abandon their former allegiance, were unwilling to join the Demo- crats or the pronounced Anti-Slavery element. The new party made full State nominations, among them being Gen. Gustavus A. Scroggs, of Buffalo, for lieutenant-governor. The Whigs, however, sufficiently maintained their organization until the fall election and carried the State. Mr. Haven, who had voted against the Nebraska bill, was elected member of congress.
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In 1855 the Republican party was organized, the policy and operation of which were soon to control the destiny of the country. In Erie county it received into its ranks a large part of the voters, but not by any means a majority. Three tickets were nominated in that year and for the first time in a quarter of a century the Democrats carried the county at a regular election, making James Wadsworth, of Buffalo, State senator. In the succeeding year (1856) came the triangular con- test between the Democrats, the Republicans and the Know-Nothings; these three parties were nearer equal in strength in this county than in almost any other in the Union. In February the National American (Know-Nothing) convention nominated Millard Fillmore for the presi- dency; but that ephemeral party was already beginning its rapid de- cline. Mr. Fillmore's strength in his own county helped to keep it alive here and doubtless contributed largely to equalizing the three parties, as just noticed. Solomon G. Haven was for the fourth time a candidate for Congress on the same ticket, but notwithstanding the great strength of these two men, that party was third in the local field. The Democrats carried the county as well as the nation. Israel T. Hatch was elected to Congress, but the Republicans carried this State and Rufus Wheeler, of Buffalo, was chosen presidential elector. That was the last year in which Mr. Fillmore appeared in the political arena; the remainder of his life was passed in dignified retirement, mostly at his Buffalo home, which now bears his name as a family hotel.
The next political campaign of historical importance was that of 1860. By 1858 the Know-Nothing party had substantially disappeared. In this county its members had joined the other two dominant organ- izations. In that year a combination was formed between the Repub- licans and a faction of the Americans, by whom Elbridge G. Spaulding was elected to Congress. In the following year the Republicans car- ried this county, the political lines being quite closely drawn. Of the four presidential tickets in the field in the well-remembered campaign of 1860, that headed by Mr. Breckinridge received almost no votes in Erie county, while that headed by Mr. Bell was given only a very few; the county vote was substantially divided between Lincoln and Douglas, the former receiving a majority. Mr. Spaulding was re- elected to Con- gress, where he was soon to obtain lasting fame through his connection with the establishment of a currency system with which to carry on a gigantic war. He still lives to enjoy his well-earned honors.
The more important phases of the political situation in Erie county
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since the close of the war are quite fresh in the memory of most grown persons. While the war policy of President Lincoln found a large ma- jority of supporters in the county throughout that strife, the Democrats . ere long gained the ascendency. In spite of the fact that Reuben E. Fen- ton, Republican, was elected governor in 1864 and 1866, it was by only small majorities, and in Erie county by that time the Democrats were in the majority and elected James M. Humphrey to Congress. After the census of 1865 this county was given five assemblymen. But political affairs experienced a revolution with the successful close of the great conflict, and in 1868 Erie county went over to the Grant electoral ticket with a majority of about 2,000. This condition contin- tinued throughout 1869; but in 1870 the tables were turned and the Democrats triumphed. It was that year that Grover Cleveland, who was destined to soon occupy so conspicuous a position on the political horizon, first came before the public as a candidate and was elected sheriff of Erie county.
The Republicans were victorious in 1871, and in the next year, when Horace Greeley made his unfortunate appearance as a presidential can- didate against General Grant, it seemed that probably the Republicans were to remain permanently in the ascendent in this county. All the candidates of that party were elected by majorities of from 5,000 to 6,000. Lyman K. Bass was elected to Congress, and the victorious party even elected all of their members of assembly, a feat that had not before been accomplished, nor has it since. In 1874, however, the Democrats had a majority, and William Dorsheimer, of Buffalo, was elected lieutenant-governor, with a majority of about 600. The fol- lowing vote statistics in Erie county during the past twenty years give a fair indication of the changes in the political situation :
In 1876 Edwin D. Morgan, Republican candidate for governor, was elected against Lucius Robinson, with a majority in the county of a little less than 1,000; for lieutenant-governor, William Dorsheimer received 19,425 votes, and Sherman S. Rogers, 20,355. In 1879 the Republican and Democratic candidates for governor were respectively Alonzo B. Cornell and Lucius Robinson; Cornell's vote in this county was 20,150, and Robinson's, 17,095. In the presidential election of 1880 the county went Republican by a vote of 24,199 against 20,848. The Republicans still retained the ascendency in 1881 with a vote of 19,858 against 18,039 for secretary of State.
In 1882 Grover Cleveland, then holding the office of mayor of Buffalo,
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received the nomination for governor of the State, thus taking the third step in a public official career that was to lead him twice to the highest office in the gift of the American people. The State went Democratic by the largest majority ever given to a candidate-some. thing over 190,000. In Erie county the Democratic vote was 23, 748; the Repulican, 16,408; in the city the Republican vote was 11,404; Democratic, 17,156.
In the presidential campaign of 1884, Grover Cleveland (Dem.) re- ceived the nomination for the presidency against James G. Blaine and was triumphantly elected; the vote in Erie county was Republican, 26,249; Democratic, 24,759; in the city the Republican vote was 18, 530, and Democratic, 17,477. These proportions were only slightly changed in the vote of 1885, when David B. Hill was nominated for governor, having already served the remainder of Cleveland's term; the figures were, Hill, 21,681; Davenport, 22, 906 in the county; city, Hill, 15,973; Davenport, 17,932.
The year 1888 was again presidential year, and Benjamin Harrison was elected president over Grover Cleveland. In this State David B. Hill triumphed over Warner Miller in the gubernatorial race, the vote in this county being 33,050 for Hill, and 28,001 for Miller; the city gave Hill 25,211, and Miller 19,839. From that time to the present the county and city vote has been as follows:
1889, for secretary of state, Gilbert, 27,634; Frank Rice, 25,627, in the county; in the city, 21, 698 and 20, 263 respectively.
1891, for governor, Roswell P. Flower, Democrat, received 28,876 votes, and J. Sloat Fassett 27,596 in the county.
1892, Grover Cleveland was again elected to the presidency, and re- ceived in Erie county 32,431 votes, against 32,240 for Benjamin Har- rison; the city gave Cleveland 25, 428, and Harrison 24, 611.
1893, for secretary of state, the county gave a Democratic vote of 25,449, and Republican 35,561.
1893, David B. Hill received in the county 27, 656 votes for governor, and Levi P. Morton, 38, 479.
1894, for secretary of state the county gave John Palmer 35, 929 votes and Horatio C. King, 23,130.
1896, for governor, Frank S. Black (Rep.) received 9,581 in the county and 32,004 in the city, and Wilbur F. Porter 26,621 in the city and 6,778 in the county. The county and city gave William Mckinley 45,621 votes and William J. Bryan 30,172 for president.
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PRINCIPAL VILLAGE AND CITY OFFICIALS.
Following is a list in chronological order of the principal village and city officials from the incorporation of the village in 1816 to the pres ent time:
VILLAGE.
1816-Trustees, Oliver Forward, Charles Townsend, Heman B. Potter, Ebenezer Walden, Jonas Harrison, Samuel Wilkeson; clerk, Jonathan E. Chaplin; treasurer. Josiah Trowbridge; collector, Moses Baker.
1817-Trustees, Ebenezer Walden, Jonas Harrison, John G. Camp, Samuel Wilke- son, Elias Ransom; clerk, Jonathan E. Chaplin; treasurer, Josiah Trowbridge; col- lector, Moses Baker.
1818-Trustees, Joseph Stocking, Charles Townsend, Heman B. Potter, Oliver Forward, Abraham Larzalere; clerk, Stephen K. Grosvenor; treasurer, Elijah D. Efner; collector Moses Baker.
1819-Trustees, Charles Townsend, Samuel Wilkeson, Joseph Stocking, Heman B. Potter, Joseph Landon; clerk, Stephen K. Grosvenor; treasurer, Elijah D. Efner, collector, Leonard P. Crary.
1820-Trustees, Charles Townsend, Cyrenius Chapin, Samuel Wilkeson, Joseph Stocking, William T. Miller; clerk, Stephen K. Grosvenor; treasurer, Elijah D. Efner; collector. Moses Baker.
1821-Trustees, Charles Townsend, Samuel Wilkeson, Joseph Stocking, Cyrenius Chapin, Heman B. Potter; clerk, Stephen K. Grosvenor; treasurer, Elijah D. Efner; collector, E. F. Gilbert.
1822-Trustees, Ebenezer Johnson, Oliver Forward, John B. Hicks, John Scott, Henry M. Campbell: clerk, Gorham Chapin; treasurer, Henry R. Seymour; attor- ney, Heman B. Potter; collector, Moses Baker.
1823-Trustees, Oliver Forward, Charles Townsend, David Burt, Abner Bryant, Benjamin Caryl; clerk, Joseph Clary; treasurer, Henry R. Seymour; collector, James Higgins.
1824-Trustees, Heman B. Potter, David Burt, Joseph Stocking, Nathaniel Vos- burgh, Oliver Forward; clerk, Joseph Clary; treasurer, Henry R. Seymour; col- lector, Loring Pierce.
1825-Trustees, Oliver Forward, David Burt, Heman B. Potter, Ebenezer Johnson, Nathaniel Vosburgh; clerk, Joseph Clary; treasurer, Henry R. Seymour; collector, James Higgins.
1826-Trustees, Oliver Forward, Benjamin Rathbun, William Hollister, Joseph D. Hoyt, Major A. Andrews; clerk, Henry E. Davies; treasurer, Henry R. Seymour; collector, James Higgins.
1827-Trustees, Benjamin Rathbun, Joseph D. Hoyt, William Hollister, Oliver Forward, Major A. Andrews; clerk, Henry E. Davies; treasurer, Henry R. Seymour: collector, Leonard P. Crary.
1828-Trustees, Bela D. Coe, Anthony Beers, Joseph Clary Hiram Pratt, Moses Baker: clerk, George P. Barker; treasurer, Henry R. Seymour; collector, James Higgins.
1829-Trustees, Joseph Clary, Hiram Pratt, Bela D. Coe, Moses Baker, Anthony
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Beers; clerk, George P. Barker; treasurer, Henry R. Seymour; collector, David E. Merrill.
1830-Trustees, Moses Baker, Theodore Coburn, John W. Clark, Joseph Clary, William Ketchum; clerk, George P. Barker; treasurer, Henry R. Seymour; collector, David E. Merrill.
1831-Trustees, Bela D. Coe, Moses Baker, John W. Clark, James Sheldon, Theo- dore Coburn : clerk, Elijah Ford; treasurer, Henry R. Seymour; collector, David E. Merrill.
1832-Trustees, John W. Clark, William S. Waters, Cyrus Athearn, John D. Hearty, James Sheldon ; clerk, Elijah Ford; treasurer, Henry R. Seymour; collector, Gilman Smith. These officials held office only until the organization of the city government in May.
CITY.
Mayors .- 1832, Ebenezer Johnson; 1833, Major A. Andrews; 1834, Ebenezer John- son; 1835, Hiram Pratt; 1836, Samuel Wilkeson; 1837, Dr. Josiah Trowbridge (resigned December 22, 1837, and Pierre A. Barker, elected); 1838, Ebenezer Walden; 1839, Hiram Pratt; 1840, Sheldon Thompson (the first mayor elected by the people): 1841, Isaac R. Harrington; 1842, George W. Clinton; 1843, Joseph G. Masten ; 1844, William Ketchum ; 1845, Joseph G. Masten; 1846, Solomon G. Haven ; 1847, Elbridge G. Spaulding : 1848, Orlando Allen ; 1849, Hiram Barton; 1850, Henry K. Smith ; 1851, James Wadsworth; 1852, Hiram Barton; 1853-55, Eli Cook; 1856-57, Frederick P. Stevens; 1858-59, Timothy T. Lockwood; 1860-61, Franklin A. Alberger; 1862-65, William G. Fargo; 1866-67, Chandler J. Wells; 1868-69, William F. Rogers; 1870-73, Alexander Brush ; 1874-75, Louis P. Dayton; 1876-77, Philip Becker; 1878-79, Solo- mon Scheu; 1880-81, Alexander Brush; 1882, Grover Cleveland (resigned November 20, 1882, having been elected governor of the State, and Marcus M. Drake was appointed to the vacancy by the council; a special election was ordered January 9, 1883. Mr. Drake in the mean time, resigned December 29, 1882, and Harmon S. Cutting was appointed to the vacancy; at the special election, John B. Manning was chosen for Mayor Cleveland's unexpired term); 1884-85, Jonathan Scoville; 1886-89, Philip Becker; 1890-94, Charles F. Bishop; 1895-97, Edgar B. Jewett; 1898, incum- bent, Dr. Conrad Diehl.
City Clerks .- 1832, Dyre Tillinghast; 1833-34, Elijah J. Roberts; 1835, Theodotus Burwell; 1836. Elbridge G. Spaulding: 1837-39, Theodore C. Peters; 1840, Squire S. Case: 1841-44, John T. Lacy; 1845, Joseph Stringham; 1846, M. Cadwallader; 1847-49, Jesse Walker; 1850, Horatio Seymour, jr .; 1851, William L. G. Smith; 1852-55, Roswell L. Burrows; 1856-58. William H. Albro; 1859-60, Charles S. Macomber; 1861, Otis F. Presbry ; 1862-66, Charles S. Macomber; 1867, J. D. Hoyt Chamberlain ; 1868, Charles S. Macomber; 1869-70, George S. Wardwell; 1871, Thomas R. Clinton; 1872-74, Walter C. Winship; 1875-76, Rensselaer D. Ford; 1877, Francis F. Fargo; 1878-80, William P. Burns; 1881, Francis F. Fargo; 1882-85, William P. Burns; 1886-89, William E. Delaney; 1890-93, Charles R. Marshall; 1894-97, Mark S. Hubbell.
Treasurers .- 1832-33, Henry R. Seymour; 1834-35, Henry Root; 1836, A. J. Douglass; 1837-38, Hamlet D. Scranton; 1839, William Moore; 1840, John R. Lee; 1841, William Williams; 1842, John R. Lee; 1843, George C. White; 1844, Robert
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Pomeroy; 1845, William Lovering; 1846, James Crooker; 1847-49, John R. Lee; 1850. Daniel G. Marcy; 1851, Cyrenius C. Bristol; 1852-53, George R. Kibbe; 1854-55. John R. Evans; 1856-57, William L. G. Smith; 1858-59, C A. W. Sherman ; 1860-61, John S. Trowbridge; 1862-63, Joseph C. Tyler; 1864-65, John Hanavan; 1866-67, Joseph Churchyard; 1868-71, Joseph L. Haberstro; 1872-75, Joseph Bork ; 1876-77, Henry D. Keller; 1878-79, Eugene Bertrand, jr .: 1880-83, Joseph Ball; 1884-87, James H. Carmichael; 1888-89, Alphonse J. Meyer; 1890-95, Robert Oehmig: 1896- 97, Philip Gerst.
Surveyors and Engineers .- 1832-34, James J. Baldwin : 1835-36, William B. Gilbert; 1837-40, William K. Scott; 1841-53, Henry Lovejoy ; 1854-55, George Cole ; 1856-59, Gustavus G. Bliss; 1860-61, Peter Emslie; 1862-65, Francis F. Curry ; 1866- 67, John A. Ditto; 1868-69, George Vom Berge; 1870-73, John A. Ditto; 1874-77, George E. Mann; 1878-79, George Vom Berge; 1880-81, Jasper T. Youngs; 1882-83, Thomas J. Rogers; 1884-87, Albert Krause; 1888-92, George E. Mann. Under the charter of 1892 the office was entitled chief engineer, and Samuel J. Fields was appointed to the position in 1892; Edward E. Guthrie, appointed May 5, 1896. re- signed October 11, 1897.
City Attorneys .- Appointed: 1832, George P. Barker; 1833-34, William A. Mose- ley ; 1835, Nathan K. Hall; 1836, John L. Talcott; 1837, Theodore C. Peters; 1838, Theodotus Burwell; 1839-40, Harlow S. Love; 1841, George W. Houghton; 1842, Samuel Wilkeson, jr. ; 1843, Asher P. Nichols; 1844, Seth E. Sill; 1845, Eli Cook ; 1846, James Mullett; 1847, James Sheldon, jr. ; 1848. J. F. Brown; 1849, Charles D. Norton ; 1850, James Wadsworth; 1851, Eli Cook ; 1852-53, Cyrus O. Poole. Begin- ning with 1854, city attorneys were elected for terms of two years .- 1854-55, John Hubbell; 1856-57, Andrew J. McNett; 1858-59, Edwin Thayer; 1860-61, George Wadsworth: 1862-63, Harmon S. Cutting; 1864-65. Charles Beckwith; 1866-67, George S. Wardwell; 1868-69, David F. Day; 1870-71, Benjamin H. Williams; 1872- 75, Frank R. Perkins; 1876-77, John B. Greene; 1878-79, Price E. Matteson ; 1880-81, Edward C. Hawks; 1882-83, Giles E. Stillwell; 1884-85, Herman Hennig. In 1886 the title of the office was changed to corporation counsel and the term made three years .- 1886-90, William F. Worthington (died November 15, 1890, and George M. Browne was elected by the Common Council to fill vacancy); 1891-93. George M. Browne; 1894-95, Frank C. Laughlin (resigned November 30, 1895, and Charles L. Feldman appointed); 1896-97, Charles L. Feldman ; 1898, William H. Cuddeback.
Street Commissioners .-- 1832-34, Edwin Baldwin ; 1835, Sylvester Matthews; 1836, Alanson Webster; (from 1837 to 1846, the offices of street commissioner and surveyor were consolidated;) 1846-49, Samuel G. Walker ; 1850, Albert S. Merrill; 1851, Abram Hemstreet; 1852-53, James Howells; 1854-55, Jacob L. Barnes; 1856-57, Patrick Smith; 1858-61, Levi J. Waters; 1862-65, James O'Brian; 1866-67, Jeremiah Ma- honey; 1868-69, Alexander Brush; 1870-71, George W. Gillespie; 1872-73, James Franklin: 1874-75, A. Stettenbenz; 1876-77, Charles Jessemin; 1878-79, James V. Hayes; 1880-81, Michael Magher; 1882-83, John Mahoney: 1884-87, John Martin ; 1888-91, Henry Quinn ; 1892-94 (under new charter, commissioners of public works), George` S. Field (elected), James Mooney, George S. Gatchell, (appointed); 1895, Charles G. Pankow superseded Field; 1896, Marcus M. Drake superseded Gatchell ; 1897, Michael J. Healey superseded Mooney. In 1897 Martin Maher was elected successor to Charles G. Pankow.
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City Physicians .- The first health commissioner in the city was Dr. John H. Mar- shall, who was appointed and served during the cholera scourge of 1832-33; 1834, Henry R. Stagg; 1835, Alvin S. Sprague; 1836, Charles Winne; 1837, Charles H. Raymond; 1838, Francis L. Harris; 1839, Charles Winne; 1840, Charles H. Ray- mond; 1841-43, Austin Flint; 1844, John S. Trowbridge; 1845-46, S. F. Mixer; 1847-49, John S. Trowbridge; 1850, S. F. Mixer: 1851, Timothy T. Lockwood; 1852, John D. Hill; 1853, E. P. Gray; 1854, James M. Newman; 1855. John Root; 1856-57, Charles I .. Dayton; 1858, H. D. Garvin; 1859, P. H. Strong; 1860, C. C. Wyckoff; 1861, J. Whittaker; 1861-66, Sanford Eastman; 1867, C. C. F. Gay; 1868, G. C. Mac- kay; 1869-70, Byron H. Daggett; 1871, Lewis P. Dayton; 1872-74, E. C. W. O'Brien; 1875, David E. Chace; 1876-77, E. C. W. O'Brien; 1878, G. C. Mackay, Edward Tabie; 1879, Edward Tabie; 1880-81, A. H. Briggs; 1882-83, William C. Phelps; 1884-87, A. H. Briggs; 1888-89, Edward Clark; 1890, Walter D. Greene; 1891-97, Ernest Wende.
Comptrollers .- The first comptroller of Buffalo was chosen in 1848, in the person of M. Cadwallader, who held the office until and including 1853; 1854, William Chard; 1856, William Ketchum; 1856-59, Charles S. Pierce; 1860-61, Alonzo Tanner; 1862-63, Peter M. Vosburgh; 1864-65, Ralph Courter; 1866-67, William F. Rogers; 1868-71, R. D. Ford; 1872-73, Lewis Evans; 1874-75, Thomas R. Clinton; 1876-77, Lewis M. Evans; 1878-81, John C. Sheehan; 1882, Timothy J. Mahoney; 1884-89, Joseph E. Barnard; 1890-91, Edward C. Shafer; 1892-94, Joseph E. Gavin; 1895-97, Erastus C. Knight, incumbent, elected November, 1897.
Aldermen .- 1832-First ward, Isaac S. Smith, Joseph W. Brown; 2d ward, John G. Camp, Henry Root; 3d ward. David M. Day, Ira A. Blossom ; 4th ward, Henry White, Major A. Andrews; 5th ward, Ebenezer Walden, Thomas C. Love.
1833-First ward, Stephen Clark, Joseph W. Brown; 2d ward, John G. Camp, James Durick; 3d ward, George B. Webster, Darius Burton; 4th ward, Philander Bennett, Moses Baker; 5th ward, Sheldon Smith, Sylvester Matthews.
1834-First ward, Isaac S. Smith, Stephen Clark; 2d ward, Squire S. Case, Henry Root; 3d ward, Birdseye Wilcox, John T. Hudson; 4th ward, Moses Baker, Elijah Ford; 5th ward, Sylvester Matthews, James Miller.
1835-First ward, John Prince. John W. Clark; 2d ward, Squire S. Case, Orlando Allen; 3d ward, Ira Blossom, William E. P. Taylor; 4th ward, Elijah Ford, Noyes Darrow; 5th ward, Manly Colton, Nathaniel Vosburgh.
1836-First ward, Aaron Goodrich, John W. Prince; 2d ward, James Durick, Mor- gan L. Faulkner; 3d ward, Stephen N. Grosvenor, Silas Sawin; 4th ward, Nathaniel Wilgus, Harlow French; 5th ward, Daniel F. Kimball, Jeremiah Staats.
1837-First ward, William Valleau, William J. Black; 2d ward, Jacob A. Barker, George E. Hayes; 3d ward, Walter Joy, Edward L. Stephenson; 4th ward, Nathan- iel Wilgus, Moses Baker; 5th ward, Nathan K. Hall, Pierre A. Barker.
1838-First ward, Daniel F. Kimball, Charles S. Pierce : 2d ward, Squire S. Case, Lucius Storrs; 3d ward, William F. P. Taylor, James Mackay; 4th ward, Nathaniel Wilgus, Moses Baker; 5th ward, Charles Wing, Alonzo Raynor.
1839-First ward. Fordyce W. Atkins, Henry Lamb; 2d ward, Lucius Storrs, Thomas R. Stocking; 3d ward, William Hollister, jr., Edward L. Stephenson ; 4th ward, Morgan L. Faulkner, Frederick Dellenbaugh; 5th ward, Peter Curtiss, Au- gustine Kimball.
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1840-First ward, Henry Lamb, Charles A. Comstock; 2d ward, Aaron Rumsey, Noah H. Gardner: 3d ward, George B. Gleason, William Williams; 4th ward, Fred- erick Dellenbaugh, Philander Bennett; 5th ward, Isaac R. Harrington, Peter Curtiss.
1841-(This year the mayor was elected by the people for a term of one year). First ward, Henry Lamb; Ephraim S. Havens; 2d ward, Edward Root, Noah H. Gardner: 3d ward, Richard Sears, Elbridge G. Spaulding; 4th ward, Philander Ben- nett, Oliver G. Steele; 5th ward, John R. Lee, Henry Roop.
1842-Fifth ward, Epraim S. Havens, Erasmus D. Robinson; 2d ward, Noah H. Gardner, Lucius H. Pratt; 3d ward, Orsamus H. Marshall, John Wilkeson ; 4th ward, Oliver G. Steele, Nelson Randall; 5th ward, Ashel Camp, H. W. Pierce.
1843-First ward, John Cummings. Patrick Smith; 2d ward, Samuel F. Pratt, Francis Ellas; 3d ward, Daniel Bowen 1 Hiram Barton; 4th ward, James Delong, Thompson Hersee; ? 5th ward, Lewis L. Hodges, Samuel G. Walker.
1844-First ward, John Cummings, Patrick Smith; 2d ward, Francis S. Ellas, Samuel F. Pratt ; 3d ward, Daniel Bowen, Hiram Barton; 4th ward, James Delong, Thompson Hersee; 5th ward, Lewis L. Hodges, Samuel G. Walker.
1845-First ward, Walter S. Stanard, Patrick Smith; 2d ward, Orlando Allen, Sherman S. Jewett;3 3d ward, Daniel Bowen. C. A. Van Slyck; 4th ward, Thomp- son Hersee, Charles Esslinger: 5th ward, William Williams, Robert Russell,
1846-First ward, Patrick Smith, Jacob W. Banta; 2d ward, Sherman S. Jewett, Samuel T. Atwater; 3d ward, George R. Babcock, Lester Brace; 4th ward, Nelson Randall, Harlow French; 5th ward, Benoni Thompson, Samuel Haines.
1847-First ward, Patrick Smith, Jacob W. Banta; 2d ward, Orlando Allen, Latham A. Burrows; 3d ward, Hiram Barton, Calvin Bishop: 4th ward, Oliver G. Steele, Albert S. Merrill; 5th ward, Luman K. Plimpton, Watkins Williams.
1848-First ward, Walter W. Stanard, John M. Smith; 2d ward, Daniel Bowen, David M. Vanderpoel; 3d ward, Levi Allen, Paul Roberts; 4th ward, Albert S. Merrill, Harry H. Matteson; 5th ward, Luman K. Plimpton, Watkins Williams.
1849-First ward, Warren Lampman, Horace Thomas; 2d ward, Sherman, S. Jewett, Myron P. Bush; 3d ward, Charles F. Miller, Samuel F. Bigelow; 4th ward, Albert S. Merrill, Harrison Park; 5th ward, William K. Scott, Lucius F. Tiffany.
1850-First ward, Jacob W. Banta, John Walsh; 2d ward, Milo W. Hill. Myron P.
1 Daniel Bowen was born in Marblehead, Mass., March 30, 1797, and settled in Buffalo in 1857 as a wagon maker. He was appointed superintendent of public schools in 1840, 1846, and 1849, and was elected to the Assembly in 1859. He was one of the original trustees of the Buffalo Savings Bank. He died November 18. 1884.
" Thompson Hersee was born in England May 13, 1814, and settled in Buffalo in 1834, in the fur- niture business. In 1849 he was nominated for the mayoralty by the Free Soilers, but was de- feated. He died December 1, 1884.
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