William C. Rhodes (New York)
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William C. Rhodes was an American newspaper editor and politician from New York
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He published with George W. Mason the Elmira Gazette from 1841 to 1848. He published and edited the Elmira Daily Gazette from 1856 to 1857.
He was an Inspector of State Prisons
from 1858 to 1860, elected on the Democratic ticket in 1857
but defeated for re-election in 1860 by Republican James K. Bates
. In 1861
, he ran again but was again defeated, this time by the Union candidate Abraham B. Tappen
.
He was Warden of Clinton State Prison
from 1870 to 1872.
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
In January 1845, he married Fanny P. Maxwell (ca. 1824-1893) at Elmira, New YorkElmira, New York
Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses Chemung County, New York. The population was 29,200 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chemung County.The City of Elmira is located in...
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He published with George W. Mason the Elmira Gazette from 1841 to 1848. He published and edited the Elmira Daily Gazette from 1856 to 1857.
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 1858 to 1860, elected on the Democratic ticket in 1857
New York state election, 1857
The 1857 New York state election was held on November 3, 1857, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, a Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioner and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all...
but defeated for re-election in 1860 by Republican James K. Bates
James K. Bates
James K. Bates was an American physician and politician from New York.-Life:...
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New York state election, 1861
The 1861 New York state election was held on November 5, 1861, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, a Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, two Canal Commissioners and an Inspector of State Prisons, as well as all...
, he ran again but was again defeated, this time by the Union candidate Abraham B. Tappen
Abraham B. Tappen
Abraham B. Tappen was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
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He was Warden of Clinton State Prison
Clinton Correctional Facility
Clinton Correctional Facility is a New York State Department of Correctional Services state prison for men located in the Village of Dannemora, New York. The prison itself is sometimes colloquially referred to as Dannemora, although its actual name is derived from its location in Clinton County,...
from 1870 to 1872.
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (page 46; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030948/ Newspaper history - "Elmira Daily Gazette"
- http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030949/ Newspaper history - "Elmira Gazette"