Norton P. Otis
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Norton Prentiss Otis was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Halifax, Vermont
, Otis attended public schools of Halifax, Vermont
, and Albany, Hudson, and Yonkers, New York.
In early youth entered in business with his father, Elisha Otis
, and engaged in the manufacture of elevators for nearly fifty years.
He served as mayor of Yonkers, New York
from 1880 to 1882.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1884.
He served as president of the New York State Commission to the World's Exposition at Paris, in 1900.
He served as president of St. John's Riverside Hospital of Yonkers.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh
Congress.
Otis was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-eighth
Congress and served from March 4, 1903, until his death at Hudson Terrace, New York, February 20, 1905.
He was interred in Oakland Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
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...
.
Born in Halifax, Vermont
Halifax, Vermont
Halifax is a town in Windham County, Vermont, in the United States. The town was named for the Earl of Halifax. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 782.-Geography:...
, Otis attended public schools of Halifax, Vermont
Halifax, Vermont
Halifax is a town in Windham County, Vermont, in the United States. The town was named for the Earl of Halifax. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 782.-Geography:...
, and Albany, Hudson, and Yonkers, New York.
In early youth entered in business with his father, Elisha Otis
Elisha Otis
Elisha Graves Otis was an American industrialist, founder of the Otis Elevator Company, and inventor of a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails. He worked on this device while living in Yonkers, New York in 1852, and had a finished product in...
, and engaged in the manufacture of elevators for nearly fifty years.
He served as mayor of Yonkers, New York
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
from 1880 to 1882.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1884.
He served as president of the New York State Commission to the World's Exposition at Paris, in 1900.
He served as president of St. John's Riverside Hospital of Yonkers.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
Congress.
Otis was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
Congress and served from March 4, 1903, until his death at Hudson Terrace, New York, February 20, 1905.
He was interred in Oakland Cemetery.