Alexander Barkley
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Alexander Barkley was an American politician from New York
.
In 1861, he was appointed Superintendent of Canal Repairs for Sections 1 and 2 of the Champlain Canal
.
In 1868, he ran for Canal Commissioner
on the Republican ticket but was defeated by Democrat Oliver Bascom
. In 1870, he ran again but was again defeated, this time by the incumbent Democrat George W. Chapman
. In 1871
, he ran again and was elected, being in office from 1872 to 1874. In 1874, he was defeated for re-election by Democrat Adin Thayer
. During the investigation of the Canal Ring, Barkley was indicted by a grand jury
in Buffalo, New York
for conspiracy
.
He was buried at the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Argyle, NY.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Life
He was the son of James Barkley (1789–1843) and Margaret (MacDougall) Barkley (1795–1857).In 1861, he was appointed Superintendent of Canal Repairs for Sections 1 and 2 of the Champlain Canal
Champlain Canal
The Champlain Canal is a canal that connects the south end of Lake Champlain to the Hudson River in New York. It was simultaneously constructed with the Erie Canal and is now part of the New York State Canal System and the Lakes to Locks Passage....
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In 1868, he ran for Canal Commissioner
Erie Canal Commission
The New York State Legislature appointed in 1810 a Commission to Explore a Route for a Canal to Lake Erie, and Report which became known as the Erie Canal Commission...
on the Republican ticket but was defeated by Democrat Oliver Bascom
Oliver Bascom
Oliver Bascom was an American businessman and politician from New York.-Life:...
. In 1870, he ran again but was again defeated, this time by the incumbent Democrat George W. Chapman
George W. Chapman
George W. Chapman was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He was born in Saratoga County, New York and lived in Ballston Spa, New York. In 1862, he was Supervisor of the Town of Milton...
. In 1871
New York state election, 1871
The 1871 New York state election was held on November 7, 1871, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the...
, he ran again and was elected, being in office from 1872 to 1874. In 1874, he was defeated for re-election by Democrat Adin Thayer
Adin Thayer
Adin Thayer was an American politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of Adin Thayer and Mary Thayer. He married first Eliza D. . He married second Fanny A...
. During the investigation of the Canal Ring, Barkley was indicted by a grand jury
Grand jury
A grand jury is a type of jury that determines whether a criminal indictment will issue. Currently, only the United States retains grand juries, although some other common law jurisdictions formerly employed them, and most other jurisdictions employ some other type of preliminary hearing...
in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
for conspiracy
Conspiracy (crime)
In the criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future, and, in some cases, with at least one overt act in furtherance of that agreement...
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He was buried at the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Argyle, NY.
Sources
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chevaud/dutoit/d0000/g0000049.html Barkley genealogy at RootsWeb
- Annual Report of the Canal Commissioners (1862) [gives name as "Barckley"]
- THE STATE TICKET in NYT on July 11, 1868
- THE NOVEMBER ELECTION in NYT on October 30, 1870
- THE CANAL FRAUDS in NYT on October 3, 1875