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Mr. Brennan is a young man of fine presence and graceful manners; is thoroughly educated and has an excellent knowledge of the law. Bright, brainy and popular, he has before him a future of much prom- ise and great usefulness.
JESSE S. L'AMOREAUX.
JESSE S. L'AMOREAUX, ex-county judge, was born in the town of Wil- ton, Saratoga county, December 11, 1837. His ancestors were Hugue- nots, who came from France about 1700 and settled in Dutchess county. He was reared in his native town and after attending the common schools entered Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, where he took a full course; subsequently he engaged in teaching in the towns of Wilson and Schuy- lerville. He began to read law in 1856 in the office of Lewis J. Wells of Schuylerville, with whom he remained about two years. In 1858 he removed to Ballston Spa and in the following year formed a partner- ship with Mr. C. C. Hill, under the firm name of Hill & L'Amoreaux. This association terminated in February, 1861, and he became a partner of Hon. George Chapman, afterward canal commissioner of the State of New York. He was admitted to the bar in May, 1861. In 1863 his professional connection with Mr. Chapman terminated and for several years thereafter he continued to practice alone. In 1867 he formed a partnership with A. C. Drake, a lawyer of ripe experience and fine ability, and eleven years later, in 1878, Seth Whalen was admitted to the firm, which, under the name of L'Amoreaux, Drake & Whalen, be- came one of the most prominent law firms of Saratoga county and east- ern New York. After a term of seven years the partnership was dissolved.
In 1882 Mr. L'Amoreaux was nominated by the Republicans for the office of county judge, and his high standing as a lawyer and his great popularity with the people were such that he had no opposition at the polls. He was elected for a term of six years and occupied the bench
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from January 1, 1883, to January 1, 1889, making a record as an able, rapid and fearless judge.
In the past few years Judge L'Amoreaux has gained a wide reputa- tion as a corporation lawyer and has been largely retained by corpora- tions in New York and other States. As a criminal lawyer he has achieved marked success, although not making this branch of practice a specialty. He has been noted for his thorough mastery of and prep- aration for his cases, and during the past twenty years but few un- usually important suits have been tried in the county in which he has not been engaged. As a judge he presides with ease, urbanity and dignity. In politics he has been a prominent Republican and in 1887 came within one vote of receiving the nomination for justice of the Supreme Court. In the Republican State Convention of the same year he was unanimously nominated for the office of comptroller of the State of New York, but was defeated at the November election with the rest of the ticket.
Among his fellow citizens few men are so generally respected and esteemed as Judge L'Amoreaux, and in his business relations none are more valued for sagacity and probity. When the First National Bank of Ballston Spa was organized Mr. L'Amoreaux was chosen as its at- torney; soon after he was named a director and as such has ever since served. In 1880 he succeeded Hon. George West as vice-president. He is a financier of large foresight and careful, conservative method. For many years he has been an official member of the First Presbyter- ian church of Ballston Spa.
He married, June 8, 1865, Miss Ellen Holbrook.
WARREN CURTIS.
WARREN CURTIS was born in Passaic, N. J., October 19, 1837, a son of Warren Curtis, an extensive paper manufacturer of that place. Mr. Curtis was educated at Newark, N. J., and took a course in civil engi- neering at Delaware College, when a young man, and went west and was engaged in the paper manufacture, also surveying. In May, 1871, he came to Corinth and took charge of the Hudson River Pulp & Paper Co., as general manager and has since held that office, also for the past twelve years has been treasurer as well as general manager of the company. On the organization of the International Paper Co., Mr.
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Curtis was elected a director and manager of the department of con- struction and maintenance of that company.
Politically Mr. Curtis is independent; he served two terms on the board of supervisors of Saratoga county, and was the first president of the union school board; also the first president of the village of Corinth; he was supervisor two terms and was once nominated by the Democratic party for Congress, but the district being largely Republican, he was defeated.
Mr. Curtis married Miss M. A. Parmenter, and five children have been born to them: Warren, jr., a graduate of the Polytechnic Insti- tute of Troy, is now serving his second term as president of the village and is civil engineer for the Hudson River Pulp & Paper Company; Allen, a student at Cornell; Harry, Carita and Marguerite.
REV. EDWARD M. BRADY.
REV. EDWARD M. BRADY was born in Troy, N. Y., March 1, 1860, educated in the public schools of Troy, and when fourteen years of age entered Troy Academy, which was founded about 1823. The principal of the school in 1874 was Mr. Wilson, who had charge of the institution for many years. Mr. Brady was graduated from the academy on July 1, 1877, and in the autumn of the same year entered Holy Cross Col- lege, Worcester, Mass., from which he was graduated on June 24, 1880, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts. September 9, 1880, he entered St. Joseph's Seminary, Troy, N. Y., where he was ordained priest December 21, 1884, by Rt. Rev. Bishop Bradley, first bishop of Manchester, N. H.
After his ordination he was sent by Bishop McNeirney to act as pas- tor of the Catholic church at New Lebanon, N. Y., where he remained two months; March 1, 1885, he was appointed administrator of St. James church at Cazenovia, N. Y., and on December 10, 1885, was ap- pointed assistant pastor of St. Peter's church at Saratoga, N. Y. May 5, 1889, Mr. Brady was appointed rector of the church of the Immacu- late Conception at Palmer Falls and of the church of the Holy Infancy at Luzerne, N. Y., where he has been for nine years, and in that time has paid the debt on the church and made many improvements on the property. He has built a rectory adjoining the church which is entirely free from debt. The Catholic congregation also own a cemetery in
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Corinth, which is also free from debt, so that at the present writing, April 6, 1898, the church, rectory, and cemetery are entirely free from encumbrances.
WILLIAM DOUGLASS MCNULTY.
WILLIAM DOUGLASS MCNULTY was born in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., August 29, 1868; received his preparatory education in the schools of his native place and his collegiate education at Boston and Yale Uni- versities. From the latter university he was graduated with the degree LL. M. and returning to Saratoga Springs read law, first in the office of Hon. Charles M. Davison, United States Commissioner, and subse- quently with Gen. Winsor B. French. Since his admission to the Sara- toga county bar he has practiced his profession in Saratoga Springs with a success which in so young a practitioner is marked. An indication of his ability is found in the fact that he is serving as counsel for several prominent corporations, including Armour & Co., the Hudson River Telephone Company, the Saratoga Brewing Co., Dobler Brewing Co., Saratoga Natural Carbonic Acid Gas Company, the Champion Natural Acid Gas Company, the Eureka and the White Sulphur Springs, and by the fact that he is a member of the American Bar Association. Mr. McNulty has also an extensive practice in the city of New York, where he maintains an office in the New York Life Insurance Building, 346 Broadway.
In politics Mr. McNulty is a Democrat and his party has repeatedly indicated its appreciation of his services, he having served as chairman of the Town, County, Senatorial, and Congressional Conventions and Committees, as well as of various executive committees. A society of the younger Democrats of Saratoga Springs has been named The William D. McNulty Club in his honor; he is a member and ex-pres- ident of the Jeffersonian Club of Saratoga Springs, and a member of the Democratic Club of New York, and the Albany Club at Albany, N. Y. He has served his town as justice of the peace, member of the Town Health Board, and as police justice.
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EDWARD R. TODD.
EDWARD R. TODD, son of David C. and Mary C. (Russell) Todd, was born in Argyle, Washington county, N. Y., February 17, 1844. His parents were farmers and until he reached his majority he lived on the farm, attending the schools of the vicinity and later the commercial school at Poultney, Vermont, from which he was graduated. When a young man he learned the carpenter's trade which he followed for many years. In 1872 he came to Saratoga Springs and worked at his trade until 1881. In this year he bought the wholesale and retail lum- ber business of A. W. Wright at the intersection of Division and Wal- worth streets. Mr. Todd has since conducted this business, employing several men and dealing in all kinds of builders' materials and supplies. He has been recognized as one of the leading business men of Saratoga Springs, is a staunch Democrat in politics and has been serving as street commissioner since the spring of 1897. He holds membership in the Royal Arcanum.
In 1871 Mr. Todd married Clementine Langworthy Woodard, and their daughter is the wife of W. B. Milliman of Saratoga Springs. On both the paternal and maternal sides Mr. Todd is of Puritan ancestry. His grandfather was John Todd, whose father, also John, was a Revo- lutionary soldier.
GEORGE F. TURPIT.
GEORGE F. TURPIT, clerk and postmaster of Malta, N. Y., was born in the town of Malta, May 21, 1872, and is a son of John J. Turpit. George F. was educated in the district schools of Malta and Round Lake and in the fall of 1892 took a course in the Albany Business Col- lege. Subsequently he entered the employ of Selch & Turpit at Round Lake, where he remained until January, 1896, when he engaged in the general merchandising business at Malta. In January, 1896, he was appointed to the office of town clerk to fill vacancy and elected to that office in March of the same year, and re-elected in 1898. Although a Republican in politics, he was appointed postmaster at Malta by President Cleveland, in September, 1896, and is still an incumbent of that office. He is recognized as one of the most enterprising young business men of his section and is held in high esteem. May-20, 1896,
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he married Libbie, daughter of George and Katie (Allen) Gildersleeve, of Malta. Mr. and Mrs. Turpit are members of the Presbyterian church.
DR. PETER BELLINGER.
DR. PETER BELLINGER, Milton, was born in Herkimer county, N. Y., May 1, 1823, a son of Henry and Elizabeth (Campbell) Bellinger, and was educated in the schools of Herkimer and took a preparatory course at Fairfield Academy. He studied medicine with Drs. Harvey W. and A. F. Doolittle of Herkimer, and in 1846 attended the Albany Medical College; in 1847-48 he attended the Crosby Street Medical College of New York city, where he took a hospital course and in 1849 took a chem- ical course at Castleton, Vt. That same year he settled in Mohawk, N. Y., where he practiced successfully for eleven years. He was a member of the 40th Regiment of Infantry, in which he held the position of adjutant. He moved to Rowland Hollow, and after the death of his father-in-law, on January 26, 1857, took charge of his business, also followed his profession for a few years but 110w devotes his whole time to dairy farming.
On January 1, 1858, Dr. Bellinger married Caroline, daughter of Isaac and Mary Rowland, and they had two children: Charlotte, born December 4, 1858, educated at Fairview Seminary and later took a course at Hillside Seminary, then entered Vassar College, but on account of her eyes was obliged to return home after two years; she married Charles Waring and died December 20, 1890. Dr. Bellinger's only son, Isaac Rowland, was born April 20, 1862, and died at the age of three and one-half years. Mrs. Bellinger died December 9, 1894.
JOSHUA ANTHONY.
JOSHUA ANTHONY, son of Joshua and Lydia T. (Buffinton) Anthony, was born in the town of Adams, Berkshire county, Mass., February 16, 1839. The family is of Yankee lineage, its representatives having been early settlers in New England. They trace their descent from Dr. Francis Anthony, born in London in the year 1550. Humphrey Anthony (grandfather) was born in Berkshire county, Mass., in'1770. He was a farmer and blacksmith by trade and lived to the ripe old age of ninety-six years.
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Of his sons one was Joshua Anthony, sr., who was born on the old homestead farm, where he also died in the thirty-ninth year of his age, July 25, 1841. He was a steady and industrious man, a Friend in re- ligious belief and a member of the Friends Society. Although he died before hardly reaching the prime of life, he had met with considerable success as a farmer and stock dealer. He married Lydia T. Buffinton, who survived him but a year. Their children were four: Joshua, the subject of this sketch; Ira L., John B. and William H.
Lydia T. Buffinton Anthony was a daughter of Zephaniah and Joanna (Wells) Buffinton, both members of the Friends Society, who removed from Berkshire county, Mass., to Mechanicville in this county during the year 1846. They first settled on a farm purchased from James Bradshaw, now known as the John K. Pruyn farm. They later removed to the farm now owned by Joshua Anthony, in order to be at a more convenient distance from the Friends meeting-house. After the death of their mother Joshua Anthony and his three brothers were taken by their maternal grandparents by whom they were reared. Mr. Buffinton died April 19, 1858, at the advanced age of eighty-seven years, and his wife died four years later in her eighty-fourth year.
Joshua Anthony was educated in the common schools, and at the age of eighteen began his business life as a clerk in a store at Jonesville. Subsequently he was engaged in a like capacity in mercantile houses at Schuylerville, Troy and Stillwater. He left the latter place in the spring of 1867 and returned to the home farm, of which he assumed the management. In 1869 he began in a small way his present success- ful business as a manufacturer of baking powder and cream of tartar. In 1892 he added spice grinding and the manufacture of fluid extracts for flavoring purposes. The present factory is a two story building, forty by sixty, and is equipped with perfected and rapid machinery. The spice mills occupy the larger part of the adjoining high brick structure, thirty-six by sixty-six. Work is given to a number of em- ployees, the major portion being women.
In politics Mr. Anthony has been a staunch Republican and when he resided at Stillwater served as United States assistant assessor. The cares of growing business, however, have precluded his taking an active part in political affairs, but he has always been a man of great public spirit, and has accomplished much for the good of the community in securing a station on the Schenectady branch of the Delaware and Hudson railroad, at Ushers, June 19, 1882. This station was first
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called " Hammonds " in honor of C. D. Hammond, superintendent of the road. In 1883, through the efforts of Mr. Anthony, a post-office was secured under the name of Ushers. The name of the station was then altered to correspond. This change was due to the fact that there was previously in existence a post-office called "Hammond " in this State. Mr. Anthony has also established a private telegraph line from Ushers to his factory.
He is a prominent thirty-second degree Mason, formerly a member of Montgomery Lodge No. 504 of Stillwater, and now a charter mem- ber of On-da-wa Lodge No. 820, of Mechanicville. He is also a mem- ber of Waterford Chapter No. 169, R. A. M., of Bloss Council of Troy, N. Y., No. 14, R. & S. M., of Apollo Commandery of Troy, No. 15, K. T., of Delta Lodge of Perfection of Troy, Delta Council P. of J. of Troy, of Delta Chapter Rose Croix of Troy, of Albany Sovereign Con- sistory of Albany, of Oriental Temple of Troy, A. A. O. N. M. S., and of the Masonic Veteran Association of Troy and vicinity.
Mr. Anthony married, March 23, 1868, Mary E. Ingraham, daughter of William S. and Sila (Gilbert) Ingraham of Fulton county. William S. Ingraham died April 3, 1891, aged seventy five years; his wife had passed away March 2, 1887, in her sixty seventh year.
Of this union of Joshua Anthony and Mary E. Ingraham are three children: Sidney J., Ira J. and Sila G. The sons are actively engaged in the conduct of Mr. Anthony's extensive business.
EDWIN FARROW.
EDWIN FARROW was born in England, February 23, 1849, a son of James and Annie (Wilkinson) Farrow, who came to this country and set- tled in Utica, N. Y., about 1852. He afterwards moved to Schaghticoke and from there to Cohoes, where he engaged to take charge of painting for the Harmony Mills Co. Edwin was educated at Cohoes and Schaghticoke; when about sixteen years old he went to work for the Harmony Mills Co., under his father, to learn the painting trade; he stayed there two years and then went to New York city to finish his trade with John Taylor, house and sign painter of Third avenue. From there he went to work at painting and lettering for the Erie Railroad Co. at their shops in Jersey City, N. J. While there he attended night school at Peter Cooper's Institute, New York city, and studied draw-
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ing. Upon a request from his father, in April, 1869, he returned from Jersey City, and when twenty years old he formed a copartnership with his father in the paint, glass and wall paper business in Cohoes, which continued for eight years. He then purchased his father's in- terest and continued the business alone for four years, when he sold out to his father and brother, and in December, 1881, he bought out the mill property at Willow Glen and moved to that place. In May, 1882, he rebuilt the mill that was burned down when he bought the property, starting a mill for the manufacture of knit goods, under the name of the Willow Glen Knitting Mill Co. In 1892 he started the Mechanicville Electric Light Works, which has a capacity of 1,000 16-candle power lights. In the fall of 1898 he began to enlarge the plant to a capacity of 2,200 16-candle power lights.
Mr. Farrow married Mary Josephine MacDonald. He is a public spirited man and has done much to improve his town. He and his wife are active in the Mechanicville Methodist church.
THOMAS FINLEY.
THOMAS FINLEY was born at Milton Hill, February 5, 1850. His father, Terrence Finley, was a native of Ireland and came to the United States in 1839, settling in Saratoga county, where he was identified as a farmer. He married Mary Farrell, and took an active interest in school and church matters. He died in 1885.
Thomas Finley was educated in Ballston Academy and entered his father's business, dealing in cattle. In 1884 he established the firm of T. Finley & Co. at Ballston Spa which he still carries on. Mr. Finley married Margaret J. Griffin, June 27, 1888, and they have one son, George T. Mr. Finley is one of the progressive men of his town, serving as highway commissioner, overseer of the poor three terms, justice of the peace two terms, and president of his village. He was elected supervisor of the town of Milton in 1898 and re-elected in 1899. Mr. Finley has ever received and merited the respect of all his asso- ciates.
RAY S. SHERMAN.
RAY S. SHERMAN, son of Delos and Cordelia (Deyoe) Sherman, was born in South Glens Falls, November 29, 1867. Mr. Sherman is one
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of a family of ten children : Charles A., of Denver, Col .; Frank D., of Glens Falls; Howard, Chester H., Laura M., wife of A. L. Fuller; Lillian C., Esther, Eulalia G., and Edith. Mr. Sherman received his educa- tion in the district schools and Elmwood Seminary at Glens Falls. His father was a mason and at twenty years of age Ray S. worked with him at the business for four years, when the opportunity offered itself to go into business. He purchased the grocery store of James H. Rob- inson and embarked in that trade in 1894.
February 12, 1892, Mr. Sherman married Jennie B. Parks, and they have one son, Ralph R., aged five years. Mr. Sherman is a Democrat politically, and was elected town clerk in 1896 and in 1898 was defeated for supervisor by only two votes. He is a very popular young man, both in social, political, and business circles and has an exceedingly bright future before him. He is a member of Glens Falls Lodge No. 121, F. & A. M., and Glens Falls Chapter No. 55, R. A. M.
JEREMIAH MASTEN.
JEREMIAH MASTEN, Milton, was born in the town of Providence, Jan- uary 25, 1834, a son of Ezekiel and Sarah (Wescott) Masten. His father came to this county from Dutchess county when a young man of nineteen years, and was a lumberman and farmer, which business he followed until his death. He was a man who took a great interest in his home affairs, always public spirited, and contributed much towards the improvement of the town and county. Jeremiah Masten was ed- ucated in the common schools of the towns of Providence and Green- field, and when twenty-two years of age started in life for himself as a farmer in the town of Providence. Soon afterwards he moved to the town of Milton and located near West Milton, where he now lives and follows lumbering and farming. Mr. Masten married Abigail, daughter of William G. and and Fannie (Manning) Hill, and their children are Harriet J., William G., Cora E. and Marvin S.
Mr. Masten is interested in educational, town and county affairs, and for the past twenty years has been connected with the M. E. church of Rock City Falls and has held most of the offices in the church. At the organization of the Citizens' Co-operative Fire Insurance Company of Saratoga county, Mr. Masten was made one of its directors, unsolicited, as he was not present at the organization.
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JESSE YOUNG.
JESSE YOUNG, Ballston, was born in Ballston Spa, June 8, 1864. His father, Rush H. Young, was a native of Greenfield, where the family were among the early settlers. Rush H. Young came to Ballston in 1852, and through life was identified in the undertaking business. He married Hannah, daughter of Jason Humphrey. Jesse Young was ed- ucated in Ballston Spa, and entered business with his father in 1876 and for twenty-two years was engaged in the undertaking business. Mr. Young was one of the progressive men of his town; served as town clerk in 1889 and 1890, took an intelligent interest in school and church matters, and received and merited the respect of his associates. He died July 6, 1898.
BENJAMIN R. JENKINS.
BENJAMIN RUSH JENKINS was a native of New York State, born June 21, 1833, and since 1852 had been an active and enterprising manufac- turer of wooden ware, first at Batchellerville and afterward solely at Conklingville. He was familiar with the business in a very practical way in all its varied details. In 1876 he was burned out and then be- came agent for the W. & B. Van Vranken Co .; later the firm changed hands, but he held his position until his death November 28, 1896. For over twenty years Mr. Jenkins lived in this community and was always identified with every good movement. He took a deep interest in the Presbyterian church in this place and was constantly working for its welfare. He married twice; his first wife died in 1870, leaving a son, Benjamin S .; and for his second wife he married Clotilda Person, by whom he had one daughter, Elsie.
Benjamin S. Jenkins was born in Edinburgh, Saratoga county, N. Y., November 5, 1868, a son of Benjamin Rush and Helena A. (Sumner) Jenkins. He was educated in the common schools and Troy Confer- ence Academy. He was bookkeeper for the woodenware works until his father's death, when he took his father's place as manager.
In 1894 Mr. Jenkins married Lucinda Kathan, and they have one daughter, Helena. Mr. Jenkins is a Republican and has held town office.
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Abel, David, was born in Stillwater, February 13, 1828. His father, William Abel, was born in Dutchess county and came to Stillwater with his parents, Jeremiah and Eva Abel, in 1776. William married Sarah Tompkins, and through life was identified as a farmer. David Abel was educated in the public schools and through life has been identified as a farmer. In 1853 he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Rathborn, and they have two daughters: Nellie and Elizabeth. Mr. Abel is one of the self-made men of his town, taking an intelligent interest in school and church matters, and is recognized as a man of sterling integrity, whose word is as good as his hond.
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