Addison B. Colvin
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Addison Beecher Colvin was an American businessman, banker and politician.
, and they had three daughters.
He was New York State Treasurer
from 1894 to 1898, elected in 1893
and 1895
on the Republican ticket. He appointed his brother-in-law Deputy Treasurer.
He was President of the Glens Falls Gaslight Company, Vice President of the Herkimer, Mohawk, Ilion and Frankfort Railway, and owner of the Glens Falls Daily Times and the Glens Falls Weekly Messenger.
He was buried at Pineview Cemetery in Glens Falls.
Life
He was the son of Hiram K. Colvin and Sara Ann Cowels Colvin. On May 16, 1883, he married Maria Louise Hees at Fonda, New YorkFonda, New York
Fonda is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 810 at the 2000 census. Fonda is the county seat of Montgomery County...
, and they had three daughters.
He was New York State Treasurer
New York State Treasurer
The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the...
from 1894 to 1898, elected in 1893
New York state election, 1893
The 1893 New York state election was held on November 7, 1893, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York...
and 1895
New York state election, 1895
The 1895 New York state election was held on November 5, 1895, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York...
on the Republican ticket. He appointed his brother-in-law Deputy Treasurer.
He was President of the Glens Falls Gaslight Company, Vice President of the Herkimer, Mohawk, Ilion and Frankfort Railway, and owner of the Glens Falls Daily Times and the Glens Falls Weekly Messenger.
He was buried at Pineview Cemetery in Glens Falls.
Sources
- RootsWeb: COLVIN-L RE: (COLVIN-L) Addison B. Colvin at archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com Short bio transcribed from Who Was Who in America (Vol. III, pg. 175), at rootsweb
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9503E2DD1F39E033A25756C0A9679C94659ED7CF His "inauguration ceremony", in NYT on January 5, 1894
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9406E0DB1638E233A2575AC0A9679C94659ED7CF The State money deposit controversy, in NYT on January 9, 1894
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9801E1DD113DE433A25754C1A96F9C94649ED7CF A listing of his "titles", in NYT on September 17, 1895
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E02E2DD1139E033A25755C0A9679D94649ED7CF Short bios of the re-elected state officers, in NYT on November 6, 1895 (giving wrong birth year)
- The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Collins-doerrer to Combest at politicalgraveyard.com Political Graveyard