Christopher A. Walrath
Encyclopedia
Christopher A. Walrath was an American merchant and politician from New York
.
, Madison County, New York
.
He was a director of the First National Bank of Oneida when it was first organized in 1864.
In 1872, he ran as a Democrat for presidential elector on the Horace Greeley
ticket, jointly nominated by Democrats and Liberal Republicans
, but New York was carried by Ulysses S. Grant
. He was a delegate to the 1876 Democratic National Convention
.
In 1875
, he was elected on the Democratic ticket a Canal Commissioner
. On December 2, 1875, Canal Commissioner Reuben W. Stroud
died, and Walrath was appointed to the vacancy, thus anticipating the succession for about a month. The office of Canal Commissioner was abolished by an amendment to the New York State Constitution in 1876, pending the appointment of a Superintendent of Public Works
. The Canal Commissioners remained in office until February 8, 1878, when the first Superintendent of Public Works, Benjamin S. W. Clark
, qualified to take over the duties from the remaining two Canal Commissioners Walrath and Darius A. Ogden
.
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 lived in OneidaOneida, New York
Oneida is a city in Madison County located west of Oneida Castle and east of Canastota, New York, United States. The population was 10,987 at the 2000 census. The city, like both Oneida County and the nearby silver and china maker, takes its name from the Oneida tribe...
, Madison County, New York
Madison County, New York
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 73,442. It is named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America...
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He was a director of the First National Bank of Oneida when it was first organized in 1864.
In 1872, he ran as a Democrat for presidential elector on the Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery...
ticket, jointly nominated by Democrats and Liberal Republicans
Liberal Republican Party (United States)
The Liberal Republican Party of the United States was a political party that was organized in Cincinnati in May 1872, to oppose the reelection of President Ulysses S. Grant and his Radical Republican supporters. The party's candidate in that year's presidential election was Horace Greeley, longtime...
, but New York was carried by Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
. He was a delegate to the 1876 Democratic National Convention
1876 Democratic National Convention
The 1876 Democratic National Convention assembled in St. Louis just nine days after the conclusion of the Republican National Convention. The convention opened with three contenders, Bourbon Democrat Samuel J. Tilden of New York, Thomas Hendricks of Indiana and Union General Winfield S. Hancock of...
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In 1875
New York state election, 1875
The 1875 New York state election was held on November 2, 1875, 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 was elected on the Democratic ticket a 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 December 2, 1875, Canal Commissioner Reuben W. Stroud
Reuben W. Stroud
Reuben W. Stroud was an American civil engineer and politician from New York.-Life:He began his engineering career as assistant to John B...
died, and Walrath was appointed to the vacancy, thus anticipating the succession for about a month. The office of Canal Commissioner was abolished by an amendment to the New York State Constitution in 1876, pending the appointment of a Superintendent of Public Works
New York State Department of Public Works
The office of Superintendent of Public Works was created by an 1876 amendment to the New York State Constitution. It abolished the canal commissioners and established that the Department of Public Works execute all laws relating to canal maintenance and navigation except for those functions...
. The Canal Commissioners remained in office until February 8, 1878, when the first Superintendent of Public Works, Benjamin S. W. Clark
Benjamin S. W. Clark
Benjamin S. W. Clark was an American merchant and politician from New York. He was the first New York State Superintendent of Public Works.-Biography:...
, qualified to take over the duties from the remaining two Canal Commissioners Walrath and Darius A. Ogden
Darius A. Ogden
Darius Adams Ogden was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
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Sources
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nymadiso/1872-10.htm History of Madison County, at RootsWeb
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nymadiso/68lenox.htm LenoxLenox, New YorkLenox is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 8,665 as of the 2000 census.The Town of Lenox is on the county's northern border. It is west of the City of Oneida.- History :...
business directory for 1868, at RootsWeb - THE GREELEYITES in NYT on September 6, 1872
- THE SYRACUSE CONVENTION in NYT on September 18, 1875
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolfenden-woo.html Political Graveyard (surname misspelled as "Wolrath")