Clarkson Crolius
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Clarkson Crolius was an American businessman and politician.
, and ran a pottery in Reade Street, near Broadway
. William's son John Crolius acquired property on Reade Street, about one hundred feet west of Centre, where the pottery and the family residence were maintained for many years, until Clarkson Crolius removed the works to No. 65 and 67 Bayard Street, the home still remaining in Reade Street.
In 1811, as Grand Sachem of the Tammany Society
, he laid the foundation stone of the old Tammany Hall in Frankfort Street.
At the beginning of the War of 1812
, he was a major in the Twenty-seventh Regiment of the State Militia, but resigned his commission and received an appointment to the same rank in the regular service. He finished the war as a colonel.
He was an alderman of New York City for many years.
He was a member from New York County of the New York State Assembly
in 1806, 1807, from 1816 to 1822, in 1824 and 1825, and was Speaker
in 1825.
In 1830, he was one of the incorporators of the Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad
.
In 1831, he was the leader of the National Republican Party in New York City.
He married Elizabeth Meyer (ca. 1774-1856). Their son Clarkson Crolius Jr. (b. 1801) discontinued the manufacture of stoneware in Bayard Street in 1845, and the pottery was afterwards demolished.
Life
He was the son of Johannes (John) Crolius and Maria Clarkson Crolius. His grandfather Johan Willem (William) Crolius, a manufacturer of stoneware, is said to have come from Germany to New York CityNew York City
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, and ran a pottery in Reade Street, near Broadway
Broadway (New York City)
Broadway is a prominent avenue in New York City, United States, which runs through the full length of the borough of Manhattan and continues northward through the Bronx borough before terminating in Westchester County, New York. It is the oldest north–south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to...
. William's son John Crolius acquired property on Reade Street, about one hundred feet west of Centre, where the pottery and the family residence were maintained for many years, until Clarkson Crolius removed the works to No. 65 and 67 Bayard Street, the home still remaining in Reade Street.
In 1811, as Grand Sachem of the Tammany Society
Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Columbian Order, was a New York political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789 as the Tammany Society...
, he laid the foundation stone of the old Tammany Hall in Frankfort Street.
At the beginning of the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
, he was a major in the Twenty-seventh Regiment of the State Militia, but resigned his commission and received an appointment to the same rank in the regular service. He finished the war as a colonel.
He was an alderman of New York City for many years.
He was a member from New York County of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
in 1806, 1807, from 1816 to 1822, in 1824 and 1825, and was Speaker
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
The Speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party....
in 1825.
In 1830, he was one of the incorporators of the Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad
Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad
The Canajoharie and Catskill Rail Road ran from Catskill, NY to Potter's Hollow, NY. Originally it was intended to extend the railroad to Canajoharie, New York.Chartered in 1830, it never achieved its intended goal of connecting its namesake villages...
.
In 1831, he was the leader of the National Republican Party in New York City.
He married Elizabeth Meyer (ca. 1774-1856). Their son Clarkson Crolius Jr. (b. 1801) discontinued the manufacture of stoneware in Bayard Street in 1845, and the pottery was afterwards demolished.
Sources
- http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/fire/21-30/ch25pt2.html History of the NY Fire Department
- http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/William_Crolius_(1753-1830) William Crolius Genealogy
- http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Crolius_Family Crolius Family Genealogy
- http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!44868!0#focus Art Inventory
- http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/abnyrr.Html Early Railroad history
- Google Book The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin B. Hough (Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany NY, 1858)