Fordyce L. Laflin
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Fordyce Luther Laflin was an American businessman and politician from New York
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business from before 1800 until 1912 when the companies were bought by DuPont
. His father and uncle had opened a factory at Saugerties in 1832 after their removal from Massachusetts
where they had had a gunpowder factory in Southwick
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He was Supervisor of the Town of Saugerties for two years, and President of the Village of Saugerties
in 1851.
On September 21, 1851, he married Helen Miranda Burtt (d. 1896), and they had several children.
He was a member from Ulster County of the New York State Assembly
in 1858.
He was an Inspector of State Prisons
from 1870 to 1872, elected on the Democratic ticket in 1869
.
He died of "blood poisoning, resulting from an abscess which followed a severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism." He was buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Saugerties.
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 Luther Laflin (1789–1876) and Almira Sylvester Laflin (1801–1882). His family was in the gunpowderGunpowder
Gunpowder, also known since in the late 19th century as black powder, was the first chemical explosive and the only one known until the mid 1800s. It is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate - with the sulfur and charcoal acting as fuels, while the saltpeter works as an oxidizer...
business from before 1800 until 1912 when the companies were bought by DuPont
DuPont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...
. His father and uncle had opened a factory at Saugerties in 1832 after their removal from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
where they had had a gunpowder factory in Southwick
Southwick, Massachusetts
Southwick is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,502 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
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He was Supervisor of the Town of Saugerties for two years, and President of the Village of Saugerties
Saugerties (village), New York
Saugerties is a village in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 4,955 at the 2000 census.The Village of Saugerties is a Town in the eastern part of the Town of Saugerties. U.S. Route 9W passes through the village...
in 1851.
On September 21, 1851, he married Helen Miranda Burtt (d. 1896), and they had several children.
He was a member from Ulster 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 1858.
He was an Inspector of State Prisons
New York State Prison Inspector
The Inspector of State Prisons was a statewide elective office created by the New York State Constitution of 1846. At the New York state election, 1847, three Inspectors were elected and then, upon taking office, so classified that henceforth every year one Inspector would be elected to a...
from 1870 to 1872, elected on the Democratic ticket in 1869
New York state election, 1869
The 1869 New York state election was held on November 2, 1869, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, two Judges of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioners and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all...
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He died of "blood poisoning, resulting from an abscess which followed a severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism." He was buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Saugerties.
Sources
- DIED OF BLOOD POISONING in NYT on April 28, 1887
- http://www.hopefarm.com/saugcem.htm#MOUNTAIN%20VIEW Cemetery records, at Hope Farm
- http://www.oldammo.com/september07.htm History of the Laflins' gunpowder business, at The Cartridge Collector's Exchange
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ladislas-lair.html Political Graveyard
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; pages 411, 487 and 515)