Alonzo B. Cornell
Alonzo B. Cornell | |
|---|---|
Rush C. Hawkins | |
| Succeeded by | Knox McAfee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alonzo Barton Cornell January 22, 1832 Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 15, 1904 (aged 72) Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Ellen Augusta Covert
(m. 1852; died 1893)Esther Elizabeth Covert
(m. 1894) |
| Parent(s) | Ezra Cornell Mary Ann Wood Cornell |
| Profession | Politician, Businessman |
| Signature |  |
Alonzo Barton Cornell (January 22, 1832 – October 15, 1904) was a New York politician and businessman who was the 27th governor of New York from 1880 to 1882.[1]
Early years
Cornell was born in
Career
At the age of fifteen, he began a career in the field of
He was
From 1870 to 1878, he was chairman of the state Republican Party. He resigned his position as Surveyor of the Port of New York to become a member of the
Hayes, upon becoming president, directed the
Cornell was governor from 1880 to 1882, elected in
The resignation of the New York senators from the U. S. Senate in 1881 provoked a bitter contest for the succession, by which the Republican Party was divided into hostile factions, the
Later life
During his latter years, Cornell lived in
Personal life
On November 9, 1852, Cornell married Ellen Augusta Covert (1834–1893). She was the daughter of George P. Covert, a lifelong friend of his father, and Esther Elizabeth (née Bassett) Covert. Together, they were the parents of:[6]
- Charles Ezra Cornell (1855–1947), a lawyer who married Katharine Lawyer Bouck, a granddaughter of New York Governor William C. Bouck.[7]
- Edwin Morgan Cornell (1862–1870), who died young.
- Henry Watson Cornell (1866–1932), a lawyer who married Margaret Feek Bouck (b. 1870), also a granddaughter of New York Governor William C. Bouck.[8]
- Marguerite Cornell, who married Arnoud Jacob Joris Van der Does de Bye,[9] a professor who was the son of a Dutch count, in 1909.[10]
- Roscoe Conkling Cornell, the circulation manager of the Herald and
After the death of his first wife in 1893, he remarried on June 8, 1894, to her younger sister, Esther Elizabeth Covert (1839–1923), a native of Auburn, New York.
After suffering a stroke of apoplexy followed by Bright's disease in August 1904,[13] Cornell died on October 15, 1904, in Ithaca, aged 72.[1] He was interred with his father and mother in Sage Chapel on the Cornell University campus.[14]
Legacy
Cornell's papers are held in Cornell University Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.[15]
Notes
- ^ a b c "Ex-Gov. Cornell Dead.; Started as a Telegraph Operator -- Chief Executive 1880-82" (PDF). The New York Times. October 16, 1904. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "F. C. Cornell Drops Dead; Son of Founder of Cornell University Dies at Breakfast Table" (PDF). The New York Times. January 23, 1908. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1899). The New York Red Book. Albany, NY: James B. Lyon. p. 63 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e Wilson & Fiske 1900.
- ^ "The Real Estate Field Former Alonzo B. Cornell Mansion on Fifth Avenue Sold by the Butterfield Estate — Banker Buys Site for New Residence — The Cleburne Apartment in a $1,250,000 Deal — Operators Increase Their Holdings on Washington Heights" (PDF). The New York Times. March 31, 1914. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ a b Cornell, Alonzo B. (1884). "True and firm." Biography of Ezra Cornell, Founder of the Cornell University. New York: A. S. Barnes & Company. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "C. E. Cornell Dead: A Retired Lawyer; Grandson of University Founder Was Son of Ex-Governor -- Had Practiced Here" (PDF). The New York Times. January 31, 1947. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Henry W. Cornell, Editor, Dead at 65; Son of Former Governor of New York and Grandson of Cornell University's Founder. | Had Practiced as a Lawyer | Was Editorial Writer on New Haven Register--Widow a Granddaughter at Former Governor Bouck" (PDF). The New York Times. March 15, 1932. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ The Cornellian. Secret Societies of Cornell University. 1914. p. 53. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Miss Cornell to Wed. Ex-Governor's Daughter to Become Bride of A.J.J. Van der Does de Bye" (PDF). The New York Times. April 12, 1909. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- The San Francisco Examiner. July 25, 1930. p. 5. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ University, Indiana (1917). Register of Graduates. The University. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Gov. Cornell in Critical Condition" (PDF). The New York Times. August 30, 1904. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Cornell Tablet Unveiled. Memorial to Late Governer [sic] Erected in Chapel on Campus" (PDF). The New York Times. March 13, 1905. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Guide to the Alonzo B. Cornell papers,1830-1904". Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections - Cornell University Library. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
External links
- Alonzo B. Cornell at Find a Grave
- Alonzo B. Cornell papers, 1830-1904 at Cornell University Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.
- Sculpture of Alonzo Barton Cornell by Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery