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JAMES ALFRED EMERSON-For many years one of the promi- nent citizens of Warrensburg, New York, James Alfred Emerson took part extensively in the business and political life of his community. Widely known in this district of the State as a result of his many-sided accomplishments, he possessed in abundant measure those qualities of kindness and generosity that lie at the basis of all true success. He was friendly, generous and sincere of
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purpose, and the influence that he everywhere exerted was a wholly construc- tive one.
Mr. Emerson was born April 25, 1863, at Warrensburg, New York, son of Alfred C. and Abigail (Woodward) Emerson. His father, born August 13, 1829, died in Warrensburg in April, 1888, came from Newbury, New Hampshire, to Warrensburg at the age of eight years. He began his business career as a clerk and became later a leading merchant. In 1855 he entered the lumber trade, holding large interests at the time of his death. Founding A. C. Emerson and Company, he took up leather manufacturing under that name, and in 1884 organized the Emerson Bank, at Warrensburg, which grew until a new building had to be erected for it in 1926. He was an ardent advocate of a free school, and in 1888, as a result of his efforts, the Union Free School replaced the old Warrensburg Academy. Alfred C. Emerson married Abigail Woodward, daughter of the Hon. Joseph and Julia Woodward. Two children were born of this marriage: I. Louis W., who became prominent in business and politics, serving as representative of the Twenty-ninth Congressional District in the House of Representatives at Washington, District of Columbia. 2. James Alfred, of further mention.
James Alfred Emerson was educated at Warrensburg Academy and at Albany Academy, Albany, New York, his first employment being with the Delaware and Hudson Railroad as telegraph operator. Afterward he was engaged in different kinds of business activity, attaining success in all his undertakings. He was vice-president of the Emerson Bank, as well as its cashier ; owned and managed the Leland House, at Schroon Lake; and was president of the Schroon Lake Steamboat Company, the Empire Shirt Com- pany and the Hudson River Navigation Company, president of the Schroon River Pulp and Paper Company, and vice-president of the Warrensburg Woolen Company.
His interest in public life began early. Becoming a staunch Republican, James Alfred Emerson was zealous in his support of his party. In 1906 he was elected on its ticket to the State Senate, serving from 1907 to 1918 in that body. His first purpose in entering politics was to give aid to the develop- ment of the Adirondacks, whose forests he wanted to preserve and whose water power and pleasure grounds he desired to support. For some years he was a member of the State Senate Finance Committee, but was known best of all in the Senate for his assistance to the good roads cause. He obtained more State highway improvements during his time here than did any other member of the Senate, notably in the Adirondack region, and was largely responsible for the start of the New York-Montreal Highway. It was in 1914 that George A. Ricker commented : "New York's greatest asset today is its improved roads and connecting highways; for this we are indebted to Senator Emerson more than to any other man."
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Woman suffrage was a cause that won Mr. Emerson's active support. In many ways he sought to serve his country's best interests. He was for many years a member of the Warrensburg Board of Education. He attained to the thirty-second degree of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in the Free and Accepted Masons, and was also connected with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was treasurer of Warrensburg Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Albany Club and the Fort Orange Club, of Albany; the Glens Falls Country Club ; and the Schroon Lake Golf Club.
James Alfred Emerson married, in June, 1900, at the Presbyterian Church in Warrensburg, New York, Margaret Jane McGregor. They became the parents of one son, Albert Louis Emerson, whose biography accompanies this. Mrs. Emerson died April 27, 1920.
The death of James Alfred Emerson occurred on January 31, 1922, and was an occasion of deepest sorrow in Warrensburg and Northern New York State, where his achievements had been so valuable. His splendid qualities were universally recognized, and the memory of his sterling qualities will long remain in the minds of all who knew him.
ALBERT LOUIS EMERSON-Contributing substantially to the financial and business life of Warrensburg, Albert Louis Emerson has per- formed a notable work as president of the Emerson National Bank. He has also served this bank in many other capacities, and his influence has been widely felt in this district as a power for good.
Mr. Emerson was born October 17, 1902, in Warrensburg, New York, son of James Alfred and Margaret Jane (McGregor) Emerson and grandson of Alfred C. and Abigail (Woodward) Emerson. Both his father and grandfather were prominent in business and public affairs in Warrensburg, and further details concerning their lives will be found in the accompanying biography of James Alfred Emerson.
The schools of Warrensburg provided the early formal education of Albert Louis Emerson, who completed his high school studies, then enrolled at Dartmouth College, where he was graduated in 1924 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. Immediately thereafter he entered the employ of the Emerson National Bank, which a year later promoted him to the cashiership of the institution. He continued as cashier until, in 1936, he assumed his duties as president of the institution. He is recognized as being well versed in the different phases of banking, and his opinions on banking and finance are con- sidered of the utmost value to those with whom he comes into contact. In addition to his banking activities, Mr. Emerson is a member of the board of directors of the Imperial Color and Paper Company and vice-president of the
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A. C. Emerson and Company. He has also served as proprietor and manager of the Leland House, at Schroon Lake; president of the Warrensburg Woolen Company ; second vice-president of the Schroon River Paper and Pulp Com- pany ; and treasurer of the Adirondack Resorts Association.
A Republican in his political views, he is a member of many leading organizations in this New York State district, including the Kiwanis Club, of which he is vice-president, and the Glens Falls Country Club and Schroon Lake Country Club. In the Free and Accepted Masons he is affiliated with Lodge No. 425, of Warrensburg; with different bodies of the Ancient Ac- cepted Scottish Rite; and with Oriental Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is a member also of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, in which he is connected with Glens Falls Lodge.
MYRON J. GORDON, Sr .- One of the leading merchants of Clinton County, Myron J. Gordon, Sr., of Plattsburg is not only a retail shoe dealer and interested in the merchandising of drugs and related products but is also celebrated as a musician, having been a professional cornet soloist and band leader for years during an earlier period of his career.
Myron J. Gordon, Sr., was born at Troy, New York, June 28, 1888, son of Samuel and Sarah (Levy) Gordon. Samuel Gordon, who was a native of Troy, established himself in life in the jewelry business, a field in which he was active for many years. Sarah (Levy) Gordon, his wife, is also a native of Troy, New York.
After passing through the public schools of Troy, Myron J. Gordon, Sr., attended the Troy Business College and, after graduation, found his first regular employment in Frear's Department Store in Troy. Starting as a clerk and advancing through various departments and positions, Mr. Gordon became the cashier of the enterprise and remained associated with the store for a period of about eleven years. In 1910 he resigned from the store and entered the Troy Conservatory of Music, graduating in 1911 and then beginning a new career as a musician, a career in which he organized three separate orchestras and managed under his personal direction while performing for a period of five years as a professional cornetist, being a soloist with the Troy City Band and occupying a similar position with Doring's Military Band. In 1917 Mr. Gordon gave over this musical activity and came to Plattsburg as manager for Lewis', Incorporated, resigning some two years later to purchase the retail shoe business of Charles H. Stackpoole, a store which was estab- lished in Plattsburg about 1880. Reorganizing the enterprise under the name of Gordon's Boot Shop, Mr. Gordon has continued to operate the store through the present time as the sole proprietor. In addition to his boot and shoe business, in 1924 Mr. Gordon became interested in the merchandising of
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drug and related products, forming a partnership with Hyman W. Abrahams to establish the firm of Gordon and Abrahams. This firm maintains retail stores in Burlington, Vermont, and in Plattsburg. The Plattsburg store occupies one of the most celebrated business sites in the city ; it having been occupied in 1812 by Dr. William Beaumont, who sold gastric and digestive medicines, and then, until a drug store was established at the corner, it was occupied by the Plattsburg National Bank. During the World War, Myron J. Gordon enlisted in the United States Army in January of 1918 and, assigned to the 301st Regular Field Artillery, served six months in France with the American Expeditionary Forces, being discharged with the rank of a sergeant in January of 1919. Preserving his war-time associations by mem- bership in the Plattsburg Post, No. 20, American Legion, Mr. Gordon is a member and a Past Exalted Ruler of Plattsburg Lodge, No. 62, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a member of Horicon Hose Company, and belongs to King Solomon Lodge, No. 202, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons as well as the Plattsburg Kiwanis Club and the Plattsburg Rod and Gun Club, of which organization he is a past president. Supporting his business by membership in the New York State Boot and Shoe Dealers' Association, Mr. Gordon is a member of Temple Beth Israel and belongs to the B'nai B'rith. Fond of bridge as a means of recreation, Mr. Gordon is also devoted to out- door sports, particularly hunting and fishing.
Myron J. Gordon, Sr., married, in 1919, Bertha Mendelsohn, a native of Plattsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon are the parents of four children : I. Barbara Ann, a member of the class of 1942 of Syracuse University. 2. Myron J., Jr. 3. Philip Jules. 4. Paul Henry.
C. FULLER AUSTIN-An outstanding clothing merchant of Clin- ton County, C. Fuller Austin of Plattsburg is not only one of the progressive business men of his community and an active public-spirited citizen but is also one of the leading members of the Masonic Fraternity in Clinton County's organization of the brotherhood.
C. Fuller Austin was born at Plattsburg July 7, 1886, son of Ira B. and Emma (Gillette) Austin. Ira B. Austin, who was born at Vergennes, Ver- mont, established himself in life as å miller, following his return from service in the Civil War as a member of the Vermont Volunteer Infantry. In later life, Ira B. Austin, who remained active as a miller until his death, was promi- nent in the organization of the Grand Army of the Republic. Emma (Gillette) Austin, his wife, also deceased, was a native of Vergennes, Vermont, too.
After passing through the grammar schools of Plattsburg and attending the Plattsburg High School, C. Fuller Austin found his first regular employ- ment as a clerk in a grocery store in the town of Peru, where he remained for
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three years. Then, returning to Plattsburg, he spent the following six years with Earl Bromley in the grocery business, following this employment with another two years as an employee of Charles Barber, grocer. From the grocery trade, Mr. Austin then turned to retail clothing, finding work with A. F. Brands, Plattsburg, remaining there from 1908 through 1914, when Mr. Austin was appointed manager for the Plattsburg store of George A. Brown, clothiers. This association Mr. Austin maintained until 1923, when he established himself in business by purchasing the men's clothing establish- ment of Hodges and Robertson, a Plattsburg firm which was founded about 1873 and was one of the oldest stores of its kind in continuous operation in Clinton County. This business Mr. Austin reorganized and expanded, despite his misfortune in being completely burned out in a fire which destroyed the store building in 1926, and it is now one of the leading men's furnishings stores in the Lake Champlain district. Always deeply interested in the pros- perity of his community, Mr. Austin has given expression to his concern through membership in the Plattsburg Chamber of Commerce, an organiza- tion which he has served as president, and also through membership in the Plattsburg Kiwanis Club, an institution which he helped to organize and of which he is a director. Another interest of his is the encouragement of oppor- tunity for boys, and this he forwards by serving as a member of the Platts- burg Council, Boy Scouts of America. Past Master of Plattsburg Lodge, No. 828, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Mr. Austin is also Past High Priest of Plattsburg Chapter, No. 39, Royal Arch Masons; Past Commander of De Soto Commandery, Knights Templar ; Past Illustrious Master of Tyrian Council, Royal and Select Masters; and Past District Deputy Grand Master for Clinton and Essex counties. In addition, Mr. Austin, who is a member of the Plattsburg Rod and Gun Club, serves as a member of the Advisory Council of the Order of De Molay. Mr. Austin attends the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Plattsburg, an institution which he serves as a member of the board of trustees. He is fond of bowling as a means of recreation and is also devoted to most outdoor sports.
C. Fuller Austin married, in 1910, Genevieve Penman, who is a native of Grand Isle, Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Austin are the parents of two children : I. Carlos F., a graduate of Williams College, from which institution he obtained his degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1933, and also of Dartmouth, where he earned his degree of Master of Arts in 1935. 2. Gerald B.
ROSWELL A. SHARRON-As president and treasurer of the Champlain Valley Oil Company and the Plattsburg Stone Products Company, and a leading participant in the civic and fraternal life of Plattsburg, Roswell A. Sharron is recognized as one of the most active and progressive citizens in
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this locality. He was born here June 22, 1897, the son of Albert and Mary (Valley) Sharron. Albert Sharron, a native of Ellenburg, Clinton County, has long been active in the mercantile field, and at the present time is president of Sharrons, Incorporated, the largest department store in Plattsburg.
After completing his high school education and a two-year commercial course in the local public schools, Roswell A. Sharron became associated with Sharrons, Incorporated, where he continued until 1921, at which time he was serving as vice-president. In 1921, in partnership with his brother, he organ- ized the Champlain Valley Oil Company, Northern New York distributors for Texas Company products. The present officers of this company are Mr. Sharron, president and treasurer, Gerald Sharron, his brother, vice-president, and Arthur Sharron, another brother, secretary. This company is now recog- nized as one of the leading establishments of its kind in Plattsburg, catering to a large and satisfied clientele. In 1934 the Plattsburg Stone Products Com- pany, formerly a part of the Ricketson Estate, was taken over by the Cham- plain Valley Oil Company, and since that time has operated under the super- vision of the same officers that have successfully guided the destinies of the Champlain Valley Oil Company. Mr. Sharron also serves as a member of the board of directors of Sharrons, Incorporated.
He is a communicant of St. John's Roman Catholic Church, and an affiliate of Plattsburg Lodge, No. 621, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and Plattsburg Council, No. 255, Knights of Columbus. He is also prominently identified with civic affairs, being a member of the Board of Education, a director of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Rotary Club, past president of the Plattsburg Winter Club, and an honorary member of the Plattsburg Glee Club, which body he assisted in organizing in 1914. Mr. Sharron also holds membership in the Plattsburg Rod and Gun Club.
He was married in 1922 to Margaret Hamelin, a native of Champlain, and they are the parents of two children: Janet Mary and William Gerald Sharron.
JOHN JOSEPH KILDUFF, V. R .- Pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Lake George, the Very Rev. John Joseph Kilduff is widely beloved not only by the members of his parish but also by many of the citizens and summer residents of the Lake George District, affection which he has won by many years of service to both the priesthood and the communities in which he has been stationed.
John Joseph Kilduff was born in Troy, January 16, 1880, son of Michael and Mary (O'Hare) Kilduff. Michael Kilduff, who was a native of Troy, spent his life as an iron worker, an occupation in which he was engaged at
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the time of his death. Mary (O'Hare) Kilduff, his wife, also deceased, was a native of Troy, too.
After passing through La Salle Institute in Troy and graduating from Manhattan College, class of 1901, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, John Joseph Kilduff began his studies for the priesthood at St. Joseph's Seminary, where, after completing his courses of instruction, he was ordained in 1906. Rev. Father Kilduff's first assignment was to St. Patrick's Church in Cohoes, New York. After spending three and a half years there as curate he was transferred to St. Ann's Church in Albany, where he served for five years as curate. Thien, in 1915, Father Kilduff was made pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Lake George, a pastorate in which he has labored through the present time.
EDWARD ROBINSON BALDWIN, M. D .- For more than forty years, Dr. Edward Robinson Baldwin has devoted himself professionally to the study and treatment of tuberculosis, chiefly in connection with the Trudeau Sanatorium and the Trudeau Foundation at Saranac Lake. His research on lung and throat diseases, his success in practice and his gifts as an admin- istrator have brought him a national reputation as one of the principal authori- ties in his field.
Dr. Baldwin was born in Bethel, Connecticut, on September 4, 1864, son of the Rev. Elijah C. and Frances Marsh ( Hutchinson) Baldwin. His father, who was born at Milford, Connecticut, was a minister of the Congregational Church. His mother, who also came of a Connecticut family, was born in Haddam.
Dr. Edward Robinson Baldwin was educated in the public schools of New Haven, completing the high school course in 1882. He received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Yale Medical School in 1890, spent a year and a half as interne in Hartford General Hospital, and afterward took up the general practice of medicine at Cromwell, Connecticut. Within a year his health failed and when it became evident that he had contracted tuberculosis he came to Saranac Lake to take the cure at Dr. Trudeau's Sanatorium. His activities have centered in this community without interruption during the intervening years. While he was undergoing treatment, Dr. Baldwin became active in the Saranac Laboratory and when he regained his health he continued on with Dr. Trudeau, whose pioneer efforts to control the ravages of tubercu- losis made him known throughout the world. Dr. Baldwin became assistant director and subsequently director of the Saranac Laboratory, supervising the extensive research in tuberculosis infection, immunity and prevention with which his name is closely associated. In 1915 he was appointed vice-president and chairman of the executive committee of the Trudeau Sanatorium, and the
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latter title he has since borne. At the present time he is also director of the Edward L. Trudeau Foundation. He is a trustee and former president of Reception Hospital and trustee and former president of the General Hospital, and in addition to his work at Saranac Lake, has been active in many profes- sional organizations. These include the National Tuberculosis Association, of which he was president in 1916-17; the Association of American Physicians ; the American Medical Association; the American Clinical and Climatological Association, the Association of American Pathologists and Bacteriologists, and others.
Dr. Baldwin has made important contributions to the literature of medicine and is the author, among other works, of the Chapter on the History and Etiology of Tuberculosis in "Osler's System," "Klebs Tuberculosis" and several more. During the World War he was a member of the Sub-Committee on Tuberculosis of the Council of National Defense and was engaged in active professional service in other capacities to advance his country's cause. At Saranac Lake, Dr. Baldwin became a member of the School Board in 1895 and from 1899 to 1901 was president of the Saranac Lake Board of Health. He has always been interested in the welfare and civic progress of the com- munity and has welcomed every opportunity which his other duties permitted him to advance these objectives.
Dr. Baldwin is a Republican in politics, a member of the Presbyterian Church and of the Delta Epsilon Iota Fraternity at Yale.
He married, on June 1, 1895, Mary Caroline Ives, of Cheshire, Connecti- cut. Dr. and Mrs. Baldwin are the parents of one son, Henry Ives Baldwin. He was educated at Yale, where he was graduated from college with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1919, and later took the degrees of Master of Forestry and Doctor of Philosophy. He is now assistant State Forester of the State of New Hampshire. He is also a veteran of the World War, during which he served as lieutenant in the United States Air Service.
FREDERICK F. HAWLEY-Mayor of the village of Lake George, Frederick F. Hawley is considered to be the leading citizen of the Lake George district, for, in addition to many and varied services in public office, as well as years of generous devotion to all enterprises aimed at the improvement and development of his community, he served thirty-five years as the post- master of Lake George.
Frederick F. Hawley was born at Lake George October 19, 1867, son of Charles E. and Sarah (Fairman) Hawley. Charles E. Hawley, who was a native of Lake George, established himself in life as a merchant and hotel man, two interests in which he remained active until the time of his death. Sarah (Fairman) Hawley, his wife, also deceased, was a native of Virginia.
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After passing through the public grade schools and graduating from the Lake George High School, Frederick F. Hawley found employment in the grocery business and then, after some six years in this field, entered the gen- eral store business where he remained for about three years before spending another four years in a meat and provision establishment. Then, in 1896, he was appointed postmaster of Lake George, an office which he held con- tinuously until the election of President Wilson. However, after five years out of office. Mr. Hawley was reappointed during President Harding's admin- istration and from that time on remained in office until 1934, when he retired, having devoted a total of thirty-five out of forty years to the duties of post- master. Always interested in political life as a Republican, Mr. Hawley devoted himself generously to the work of the party and also held several public positions, including three years, from 1918 to 1921, as supervisor of Warren County, several years as trustee of the village of Lake George, many years as a member of the Lake George School Board, two years as a member of the Warren County Republican Committee, and, since 1935, as mayor of the village of Lake George. In addition he enjoys the distinction of being the oldest member of the Lake George Library Board as well as being the only original trustee remaining in office, for he was elected to the board when it was organized in 1905 and has held his position through the present time. Among the various civic organizations in whose support he is particularly active may be numbered the Lake George Chamber of Commerce, the Lake George Winter Sports Association, and the Lake George Association. A member of St. Sacrament Lodge, No. 1029, Free and Accepted Masons, Mr. Hawley is also a member of Lake George Lodge, No. 912, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, being a Past Grand of the lodge and also having been a District Deputy of the Order. A member of the First Methodist Church of Lake George, an institution which he serves as trustee, Mr. Hawley finds pleasure not only in devoting himself constantly to civic affairs but also to horses, having been a lifelong devotee of the noble animal.
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