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CUSHMAN, DANIEL B. ; resides in Nor- wich ; was born at Plymouth, N. Y., December 18, 1852 : graduated from Yale College in 1876, and from Columbia Col- lege Law School in 1878; was a member of the Chenango-county board of super- visors, 1882-89 ; married Sadie Van Cleft of Oneonta, N. Y., December 3, 1891 ; has practiced law at Norwich since 1880. 6 C
CUTLER, JAMES G. ; resides in Roches- ter ; was born at Albany April 24, 1848; attended Albany Academy three years ; studied architecture, and practiced his profession at Rochester, 1872-84 ; mar- ried Anna Katharine Abbey of Kingston, N. Y., September 27, 1871; invented and patented the mail chute, and has been manager of the Cutler Mig. Co., makers of the same, since 1884; was a presiden- tial elector in 1896. . 18 G
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DAKE, MOSES W. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Portage, N. Y., March 23, 1841 ; was educated at district schools and Nunda Academy ; was clerk in a hardware store at Albion, N. Y., 1864-68 ; married Har. riet T. Hallenbake of Albion December 24, 1867 ; engaged in the hardware busi- ness at Nunda, 1868-79; has carried on the Niagara Baking Co., now known as the . Niagara Bakery Branch U. S. Baking Co., Buffalo, since 1883. 322 W
DAMBACH, WILLIAM C .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Buffalo June 13, 1861 ; was educated in the public schools ; served as clerk in a drug store, 1875-82 ; was a member of the drug firm of George I. Thurstone & Co., 1882-84; studied medicine for one year ; has conducted a drug business in Buffalo since 1885. . 323 W
DANA, CHARLES A .; resided in New York city ; was born at Hinsdale, N. II., August 8, 1819 ; was clerk in a dry-goods store in Buffalo, 1830-37 ; attended Har- vard College, 1839-41; lived at Brook Farm, 1842-47 ; married Eunice Macdan- iel of New York city March 2, 1846; worked on the Boston Chronotype, 1844- 47, and on the New York Tribune, 1847- 48 ; was foreign correspondent in European capitals in 1848 ; was a proprietor and managing editor of the New York Tribune, 1849-62 ; was assistant secretary of war, 1863-65; was editor and chief owner of the New York Sun from January, 1868, until his death October 17, 1897. 33 M
DANIELS, GEORGE H. ; resides in New York city ; was born at Hampshire, Ill., December 1, 1842 ; entered the railway service in 1857 as a rodman ; was general freight and passenger agent of the Chicago & Pacific railroad, 1872-80, and general ticket agent of the Wabash, St. Louis & Pa- cific railway, 1880-82 ; was commissioner of various traffic associations, 1882-89 ; has been general passenger agent of the New York Central & Hudson River railroad since April 1, 1889. . 65 M
DANIELS, WILLIAM H .: resides in Og- densburg ; was born at Ogdensburg No- vember 3, 1840; was educated in com- mon schools ; was a clerk in a grocery store at Ogdensburg, 1856-61; served in the Union army, 1861-66 ; married Annie E. Chatterton of Ogdensburg February 16, 1864; engaged in the grocery business, 1866-71; was collector of customs, 1880- 87 ; has been a member of the St. Law- rence-county Republican committee since
1882, and its chairman since 1890; has conducted a wholesale bakery at Ogdens- ยท burg since 1871. . 14 E
DARK, THOMAS; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Kingswood, near Bristol, England, December 21, 1814; received an elemen- tary education, and learned the mason's trade ; married Eliza Willis of Kingswood in 1833 ; came to the United States, and settled in Buffalo in 1857; has been a mason and building contractor in England and the United States since 1833. 201 W
DARRISON, JOHN T .; resides in Lock- port ; was born at Lockport October 20, 1855 ; was educated in the public schools ; married Laura A. Lambert of Lockport September 29, 1880; was elected alder- man of Lockport in 1885, mayor in 1892, and school trustee in 1895 ; was appointed supervisor in 1886, member of the board of health in 1889, civil-service commis- sioner in 1890, railroad commissioner in 1894, and a member of the board of edu- cation in 1895 ; has conducted a flour, feed, and grain business in Lockport since Janu- ary, 1873. 96 W
DAVENPORT, NELSON ; resides in Troy ; was born at Varna, N. Y., September 13, 1827 ; was educated in the Troy Con- ference Academy ; graduated from the National Law School, and was admitted to the bar in 1850 ; married Helen Caroline Osgood of Troy November 25, 1857 ; has practiced law in Troy since 1852; was appointed one of the state commissioners of prisons in 1895 for a term of three years.
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DAVIS, GEORGE A .; resides in Lancaster ; was born at Buffalo August 5, 1858; was educated in the public schools ; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1880 ; married Lillie N. Grimes of Lancaster June 4, 1885 ; was a member of the constitutional convention in 1894, and was elected state senator in 1895 ; was a member of the Erie- county board of supervisors, 1885-97 ; has practiced law in Buffalo since 1880. 245 W
DEAN, BEN. S. ; resides in Jamestown ; was born at Randolph, N. Y., May 10, 1860; began work as a newspaper writer in 1878; married Emile C. Blasdell of Attica, N. Y., June 27, 1883 ; was elected a member of the state constitutional con- vention in 1893 ; organized the News Pub- lishing Company in 1885, and edited the Jamestown News until 1897. . 97 W
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DEPEW, CHAUNCEY M. ; resides in New
York city ; was born at Peekskill, N. Y., April 23, 1834; graduated from Yale Col- lege in 1856, and was admitted to the bar in 1858 ; was member of assembly, 1862- 63, and secretary of state, 1864-65; was appointed attorney for the New York & Harlem Railroad Co. in 1866, general counsel of the New York Central & Hud- son River road on its organization in 1869, and second vice president of the road in 1882 ; has been president of the Central- Hudson road since 1885. 18 M
DEPEW, GANSON; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Buffalo March 6, 1866; was educated in the public schools, and gradu ?- ated from the high school in 1884 ; studied law in the office of Greene, McMillan & Gluck in Buffalo, and was admitted to the bar in 1887 ; married Grace E. Goodyear of Buffalo November 15, 1894; has been a member of the firm of McMillan, Gluck, Pooley & Depew since 1890. 150 W
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DEXTER, SEYMOUR; resides in Elmira ; was born at Independence, N. Y., March 20, 18441 ; served in the Union army, 1861-63 ; graduated at Alfred University in 1864; studied law at Elmira, and was admitted to the bar in 1866; married Elenor E. Weaver of Leonardsville, N. Y., June 17, 1868; was city attorney of Elmira in 1872, member of state assembly in 1873, and judge of the County Court of Chemung county, 1878-89 ; was president of the New York State Bankers' Associa- tion, 1896-97 ; has been president of the Second National Bank of Elmira since 1889.
DEYO, ISRAEL T. ; resides in Bingham- ton ; was born at Union, N. Y., January 28, 1854; graduated from Amherst Col- lege in 1879; taught school and studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1883; married Edith A. Weld of Binghamton June 26, 1889 ; was a member of the New York state assembly, 1890-93 : has prac- ticed law at Binghamton since 1883. . 7 C
DIEHL, CONRAD ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Buffalo July 17, 1843; was edu- cated in public and private schools ; grad- uated from the medical department of the University of Buffalo in 1866 ; was coroner of Erie county, 1868-70; married Caro- line Trautman of Weissembourg, Alsace. May 5, 1869, and Lois M. Masten of Somerset, Mass., May 28, 1892 ; has prac- ticed medicine in Buffalo since 1867 ; was a member of the Buffalo board of school
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examiners 1892-97 ; was elected mayor of Buffalo on the Democratic ticket in Novem- ber, 1897. . 324 W
DOANE, WILLIAM CROSWELL; resides in Albany : was born at Boston March 2, 1832; graduated from Burlington (N. J. ) College in 1851; was ordained to the ministry March 6, 1853; married Sarah Katharine Condit of Newark, N. J., Nov- ember 24, 1853 ; had parishes in Burling- ton, N. J., Hartford, Conn., and Albany, N. Y., 1853-68; has been bishop of the diocese of Albany since February 2, 1869. 21 E
DORR, SAMUEL G .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Dansville, N. Y., May 30, 1840 ; was educated at Nunda (N. Y.) Academy and Albion State Academy in Wisconsin ; conducted a flour-milling busi- ness at South Dansville, N. Y., 1859-64; married Rebecca Bradley of Dansville July 7, 1864; engaged in oil refining and in cooperage in Pennsylvania, 1865-72 ; graduated from the medical department of the University of Buffalo in 1875, and has practiced medicine in Buffalo since. . 151 W
DOUGLASS, GIBSON L. ; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Chazy, Clinton county, N. Y., January 22, 1839 ; married Anna M. Ojers of Chicago March 30, 1864; became a clerk in the office of the West- ern Transportation Co. in Troy, N. Y., in 1858, and has been actively engaged in the handling and transportation of freight ever since ; has been vice president and general manager of the Western Transit Co., with headquarters at Buffalo, since January 20, 1897. 455 W
DOUGLASS, SILAS J. ; resides in East Aurora ; was born at Busti, N. Y., Decem- ber 9, 1847 ; was educated in Westfield (N. Y. ) Academy and Jamestown (N. Y. ) Union School and Collegiate Institute : graduated from the law department of Columbian College, Washington, D. C., in 1872, and began practice in Buffalo in October, 1873 ; married Leonora Godwin of Buffalo May 8, 1879 ; was supervisor of census for the 11th census district of New York state in 1880 and in 1890. 425 W
DOW, ALBERT G. ; resides in Randolph : was born at Plainfield, N. H., August 16, 1808 ; carried on a shoe business in Silver Creek, N. Y., 1827-40, and a hard- ware business, 1840-45 : married Freelove Mason of Batavia, N. Y., October 4, 1829, and Lydia A. Mason April 23, 1850 ; engaged in the hardware business in Randolph 1845-63 ; established a private
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bank in Randolph in 1860; was member of assembly, 1863-64, and state senator in 1873; was president of the Salamanca (N. Y.) National Bank, 1881-90. 121 W
DOWNING, AUGUSTUS S .; resides in Palmyra ; was born at Baltimore, Md., October 18, 1856; graduated from Penn- sylvania College, Gettysburg, Penn., in 1874; taught school in various places in New York state and in Newark, N. J., 1874-90; married Louise J. Brown of Palmyra July 17, 1889 ; was state institute conductor, 1890-95 ; has been supervisor of teachers' institutes and training classes in New York state since April, 1895. . 42 G
DOWNS, FRED L. ; resides in Medina ; was born at Medina August 14, 1855; attended district schools and Medina Acad- emy ; was admitted to the bar in 1880; was justice of the peace, 1883-86, trustee of the village of Medina, 1885-88, and president of the village, 1892-95; mar- ried Emma A. Hopkins of Medina Febru- ary 11, 1890 ; was elected to the assembly in 1895 and 1896; has practiced law in Medina since 1880.
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DRAKE, MARCUS M. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Homer, N. Y., September 7, 1835 ; attended common schools and Fre- donia (N. Y. ) Academy ; served as sailor, officer, and master on the Great Lakes, 1851-62 ; served in the Union army from August, 1862, until the close of the war ; married Mary A. Ludlow of Buffalo De- cember 17, 1867 ; was on the staff of the Erie railway as captain and superinten- dent, 1865-88; has been superintendent of the Lackawanna Transportation Co. since August, 1888 ; was alderman of Buf- falo, 1879-90 ; is commissioner of public works, Buffalo, having been appointed for the term 1896-99. 306 W
DRUMMOND, ROBERT L. ; resides in Auburn ; was born at New York city Au- gust 21, 1842; was educated in common schools and academies ; taught school, 1861-64; served in the Union army, 1864-65 ; was school commissioner in Cayuga county, 1866-68 ; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1871 ; married Anna E. Burke of Meridian, N. Y., Octo- ber 14, 1872; was district attorney of Cayuga county, 1879-87 ; has practiced law in Auburn since 1872. . 44 G
DUCKWITZ, F. H. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born in the town of Wheatfield, N. Y., August 11, 1858 ; attended district schools
and Bryant & Stratton's Business College ; studied law in a Lockport office, and grad- uated from the law department of Union University in 1880; married Henrietta Waldron Springsteed of Albany Decem- ber 22, 1880 ; has practiced law in Buffalo since 1880.
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DUDLEY, JOSEPH P. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Candia, N. H., November 21, 1832 ; attended country schools, and grad- uated from Pembroke (N. H. ) Academy in 1852; married Mary F. Underhill of Concord, Mass., in 1854; moved to Buf- falo in 1858; engaged in the oil-refining business from 1861 until 1882 in the firm of Dudley & Co. ; has been manager of the Star Oil ( Buffalo) Branch of the Stand- ard Oil Company since 1882. 28 W
DUDLEY, WESLEY C .; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Colden, Erie county, N. Y., May 31, 1867; attended district schools and East Aurora ( N. Y. ) Academy ; taught school, 1884-90 ; was elected school commissioner of the southern part of Erie county in 1890; studied law in Buffalo, and was admitted to the bar in 1894 ; mar- ried Floy Belle Stickney of Buffalo April 18, 1895; was clerk of the Erie-county board of supervisors, 1895-97 ; has prac- ticed law in Buffalo since 1894; was appointed assistant United States district attorney in September, 1897. .
325 W DUHL, LOUIS; resides in Elmira ; was born at Kreuznach, Germany, October 7, 1852 ; was educated in the public schools ; came to America and settled in Elmira in 1869 ; married Harriet A. Brown of Elmira October 1, 1876 ; was elected alderman in 1885 ; was appointed park commissioner in 1892; has been general manager and treasurer of the Elmira Ice Co., Ltd., since 1884.
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DUKE, GRANT; resides in Wellsville ; was born at Wellsville June 1, 1863; was educated at the Pennsylvania Military Academy and at Alfred University ; mar- ried Anna B. Taylor of Wellsville, March 24, 1884 ; was president of the village of Wellsville, 1894-95 ; has been engaged in business in Wellsville and Allegany county, as lumber merchant and oil producer, since 1883. 122 W
DUN, ROBERT GRAHAM; resides in New York city ; was born at Chillicothe, O., August 7, 1826 ; went to New York city in 1850, and entered the mercantile- agency business ; married Mary D). Brad- ford, a descendant of Governor Bradford of
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Massachusetts ; has conducted the mercan- tile agency of R. G. Dun & Co. since 1859.
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DUNBAR, CHARLES F. ; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Boston January 6, 1839 ; was educated in public schools; married Mrs. Lucille De Wolf Berston of Pelham, Ont., October 28, 1861; carried on a dredging business in Buffalo, 1860-94; invented a submarine drilling machine in 1873. 153 W
DUNCAN, WILLIAM A .; resides in Syra- cuse ; was born at Oswego, N. Y., Novem- ber 1, 1837; was educated in Syracuse ; married Julia B. Coleman of Seneca Falls, N. Y., May 21, 1863 ; has made his home in Syracuse since 1840, and has devoted his life to Sunday-school and general edu- cational work.
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DUSENBURY, JOHN E. ; resides in Port- ville ; was born at Portville June 10, 1836 ; was educated in common schools and at Binghamton (N. Y.) Academy ; com- menced business as a country merchant in Portville in 1858; engaged in lumbering in the same place in 1860, and later in the manufacture of leather and in the oil busi- ness ; married Hattie A. Foster of Chili, N. Y., in February, 1861, and Delle V. Mather of Southwick, Mass., in July, 1869 ; established, with others, the First National Bank of Olean, N. Y., in 1872, and has been president of the same since 1893. . 123 W
DUTCHER, JOHN B .; resides in Pawling ; was born at Dover, Dutchess county, N. Y., February 13, 1830; married Christina Dodge of Pawling May 20, 1860; was member of the New York state assembly, 1861-62, and of the state senate, 1864-65; has been a director of the New York & Harlem railroad since 1864, and has had charge of the department of live-stock transportation of the New York Central & Hudson River railroad since 1865; has lived at Pawling since 1861, where he has maintained an extensive farm. 48 M
EATON, JAMES W. ; resides in Albany ; was born at Albany May 14, 1856; grad- uated from Yale College in 1879, and was admitted to the bar in 1882 : married Flora Cady of Lockport, N. Y., September 23, 1883, and Mrs. Hortense Willey Vibbard of Dansville, N. Y., July 17, 1894; was district attorney of Albany county, 1892- 94; has practiced law in Albany since 1882. 22 E
EGGERT, OLIVER J. ; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Petersburg, Penn., October 31, 1828 ; received a common-school edu- cation ; conducted a general store at Eggertsville, Erie county, N. Y., 1847-62 ; married Susan Frick of Eggertsville No- vember 15, 1849; was appointed under sheriff of Erie county in 1862, and was elected sheriff for the years 1865-67 ; has been secretary of the Buffalo German Insurance Co. since 1874. 202 W
ELLSWORTH, TIMOTHY E. ; resides in Lockport ; was born at East Windsor, Conn., September 21, 1836 ; was educated at public and private schools, and grad- uated from the University of Rochester in 1857 ; was admitted to the bar at Roches- ter in 1858, and began practice at Lock- port ; served in the Union army, 1861-65 ; married, on February 2, 1864, Orissa M. Shoemaker of Lockport, who died October 28, 1865 ; was collector of customs at Sus- pension Bridge, N. Y., 1870-78, and state senator, 1882-85; was elected state sena- tor from the 45th district in 1895; has practiced law at Lockport since 1865. 294 W ELY, WILLIAM CARYL ; resides in Niag- ara Falls ; was born at Middlefield, N. Y., February 25, 1856 ; was educated at Coop- erstown (N. Y. ) Union School, Girard (Pa. ) Academy, Delaware Literary Insti- tute (Franklin, N. Y. ), and Cornell Uni- versity ; was admitted to the bar in 1882 ; married Grace Keller of Cobleskill, N. Y., February 13, 1884 ; was a member of the state assembly, 1883-85; has practiced law at Niagara Falls since 1885 ; was ap- pointed director general of the Pan-Ameri- can Exposition in 1897. 99 W
EMERSON, GEORGE D. ; resides in Buf- falo ; was born at Abbott's Corners, N. Y., December 4, 1847 ; was educated in Buf- falo public schools, and graduated from the high school in 1863; married Susan K. Corwin of Buffalo December 11, 1872; was connected with the freight department of the Central-Hudson railroad at Buffalo, 1874-87, and with the inspection bureau of the Central Traffic Association, 1888- 89 ; was special agent of the United States census bureau, 1890-91 ; has been deputy clerk of the New York state senate since 1894. 369 W EMERSON, HENRY P .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Lynnfield, Mass., January 11, 1847 ; graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in 1867, and from Roches- ter University in 1871 with the degree of
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A. B., receiving the degree of A. M. from the latter institution in 1874; married Mary A. Estey of Middleton, Mass., Aug- ust 4, 1874; came to Buffalo in the same year as teacher of Greek and Latin in the Central High School, of which he was appointed principal in 1883; was elected superintendent of education of the city of Buffalo in 1892, taking office January 1, 1893, for a term of three years ; was re- elected to the same position in November, 1895. 30 W
EMERY, EDWARD K .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at East Aurora, N. Y., July 29, 1851; attended the district schools and academy of his native town ; taught school and studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1877 ; married Clara B. Darbee of East Aurora October 7, 1886; was mem- ber of assembly, 1887-88 ; practiced law in Buffalo, 1877-95 ; was elected judge of the Erie County Court in 1895 for the term 1896-1901. 332 W
EUSTACE, ALEXANDER C. ; resides in Elmira ; was born at Troy, N. Y., May 12, 1855; was educated in private and public schools ; studied law in Albany, and was admitted to the bar in 1879; was county clerk of Chemung county in 1878 and in 1882-84; was state civil-service commissioner, 1889-93, a member of the Democratic state committee, 1889-93, and a delegate to the Democratic national con- vention in 1892; has practiced law in Elmira since 1879. 51 C
EVANS, ASHER B. ; resided in Lockport ; was born at Hector, N. Y., September 21, 1834; taught school and studicd at vari- ous preparatory institutions, 1851-58 ; at- tended the University of Rochester, and graduated from Madison (now Colgate) University in 1860; was principal of various schools in western New York, 1860-66 ; married Sarah Elizabeth Haines of Lockport May 16, 1869 ; was principal of the Lockport Union School from 1866 until his death September 24, 1891. . 51 D
FAIRCHILD, JOSEPH L. ; resides in Hamburg ; was born at Waterloo, N. Y., April 8, 1831 ; was educated in private schools and Waterloo Academy ; studied law in a Buffalo office, and was admitted to the bar in 1853 ; practiced law in Buf- falo, 1853-67 ; marricd Anna E. Dennison of Buffalo November 13, 1862: was a member of the Erie-county board of super- visors, 1866-67, and a park commissioner
of Buffalo for eight years, beginning in 1874 ; was register in bankruptcy at Buf- falo, 1868-97. 393 W
FARNHAM, CHARLES C .; resides in Buffalo ; was born at Bradford, Vt., May 9, 1864; graduated from the University of Vermont in 1886, and from Columbia College Law School in 1889 ; was admit- ted to the bar at Buffalo in 1889 ; married Grace Hall of Ellington, Conn., October 30, 1889; has practiced law in Buffalo since 1889. 395 W
FASSETT, J. S. ; resides in Elmira; was born at Elmira November 13, 1853 ; was educated in public schools and Elmira Free Academy, and graduated from the Univer- sity of Rochester in 1875; was admitted to the bar in 1878 ; married Jennie Louise Crocker of Sacramento, Cal., February 13, 1879 ; was district attorney, 1879-80, state senator, 1884-91, and collector of the port of New York in 1891 ; was Repub- lican candidate for governor of New York state in 1891, and temporary chairman of the Republican national convention, held in Minneapolis in 1892.
FASSETT, N. P .; resided in Elmira ; was born at Troy, Penn., November 26, 1822 ; was educated at Elmira Free Academy ; was admitted to the bar in 1849 ; married Martha Ellen Sloat of Sloatsburg, N. Y., October 20, 1852 ; practiced law in Elmira from 1849 until his death January 17, 1894.
FELLOWS, ISAIAH, JR. ; resides in Co- hoes ; was born at Wednesbury, Eng., August 20, 1860; came to the United States in 1870, and settled in Cohoes ; was admitted to the bar in 1886, and has prac- ticed in Cohoes ever since ; was appointed recorder of the city of Cohoes July 20, 1896, for the term 1896-1900. 33 E
FENNER, MILTON M. ; resides in Fre- donia ; was born at South Stockton, N. Y., July 28, 1837 ; was educated in the public schools, Ellington (N. Y.) Academy, and Allegheny College, Meadville, Penn. ; graduated from the Eclectic Medical In- stitute at Cincinnati in 1860; married Georgianna L. Grandin of Jamestown, N. Y., June 5, 1866, and Florence E. Bondeson of Jamestown March 28, 1883; served in the Union army and navy, 1861- 64 ; practiced medicine in Michigan, 1859- 61, and in Jamestown, 1864-69 ; was mem- ber of assembly, 1881-82, and deputy collector of customs at the port of New
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York, 1890-91 ; has practiced medicine in Fredonia since 1869, and carried on the manufacture of proprietary medicines there since 1872. 124 W
FISH, LEONARD F. ; resides in Fulton- ville ; was born at Fultonville March 25, 1867 ;, was educated at Clinton Liberal Institute ; studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1890 ; has been district attor- ney of Montgomery county since 1893; has practiced law at Fultonville since 1891. 10 E
FISHER, JEROME B .; resides in James- town ; was born at Russell, Warren county, Penn., February 13, 1851; moved to Jamestown May 8, 1864; was educated at Jamestown Union School and Collegiate Institute, and Cornell University ; was ad- mitted to the bar in 1878 ; married Julia E. Hatch of Jamestown December 19, 1878 ; was alternate delegate to the Repub- lican national convention in 1884, and a delegate in 1888 ; was elected county judge of Chautauqua county in November, 1896 ; has practiced law in Jamestown since 1878. 385 W
FLAGLER, BENJAMIN; resides in Niag- ara Falls ; was born at Lockport, N. Y., December 10, 1833 ; was educated in pub- lic schools ; married Martha J. McKnight of Newfane, N. Y., November 9, 1859; served in the Union army, 1861-62; settled in Niagara Falls in 1863: was in the customs service at Suspension Bridge, N. Y., as inspector, deputy collector, and collector, 1863-86 ; has been president of the Suspension Bridge Bank since 1886, and vice president of the Niagara Falls Power Co. since 1891. 125 W
FLAGLER, THOMAS T .; resided in Lock- port ; was born at Pleasant Valley, N. Y., October 12, 1811 ; after attending country schools, was apprenticed to the printing trade at Oxford, N. Y., in 1827 ; became publisher of the Chenango Republican in 1829, and of the Niagara Courier in 1838 ; was elected to the New York legislature in 1842, 1843, and 1860; was treasurer of Niagara county in 1849; was representa- tive in congress, 1853-57 ; was a member of the constitutional convention of 1867- 68 ; lived in Lockport from 1836 until his death September 5, 1897. 100 W
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