Gardner Stow
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Gardner Stow was an American lawyer and politician.
, and in 1802 to Bolton, New York
. In 1806, he went to Sandy Hill, New York to study law, and made the acquaintance of Esek Cowen who was a fellow student and became later a judge of the Fourth Circuit Court
. When Cowen was admitted to the bar and commenced practice, Stow continued his studies in the office of Gansevoort and Cowen in Gansevoort's Mills
, Saratoga County, New York
, and was admitted to the bar in 1811. He commenced practice in Elizabethtown, New York
, and in 1829, he was Postmaster
there, and Essex County
Treasurer.
In 1834, in an address delivered before a Temperance Society in Keeseville, he was "the first man to advocate legislation to prohibit all traffic in intoxicating liquor, as a beverage."
Later he lived at Keeseville, New York
, and was District Attorney of Essex County from 1838 to 1844.
Later he moved to Troy, New York
.
After the resignation of Levi S. Chatfield
, Stow was appointed New York State Attorney General
by Governor Horatio Seymour
on December 8, 1853, to fill the vacancy until the end of the year.
His daughter Evelina Charlotte Stow (1812–1839) married Sewall Sylvester Cutting (1813–1882) in 1836, and their only son was Gardner Stow Cutting (1838–1883).
Life
He was the son of Timothy Stow. The family removed first to WarrensburgWarrensburg (town), New York
Warrensburg is a town in Warren County, New York, USA. It is centrally located in the county, west of Lake George. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 4,255 at the 2000 census. Like the county, the town is named after General Joseph Warren. U.S....
, and in 1802 to Bolton, New York
Bolton, New York
Bolton is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,117 at the 2000 census. Bolton is on the east border of the county.- History :...
. In 1806, he went to Sandy Hill, New York to study law, and made the acquaintance of Esek Cowen who was a fellow student and became later a judge of the Fourth Circuit Court
New York State Circuit Courts
The New York State Circuit Courts were circuit courts created by the New York State Constitution of 1821, and abolished by the Constitution of 1846.-History:...
. When Cowen was admitted to the bar and commenced practice, Stow continued his studies in the office of Gansevoort and Cowen in Gansevoort's Mills
Gansevoort, New York
Gansevoort is a hamlet in the town of Northumberland in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The hamlet of Gansevoort draws its name from Peter Gansevoort, a hero in the Siege of Fort Stanwix which contributed to the downfall of Burgoyne's army at the Battle of Saratoga during the...
, Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa...
, and was admitted to the bar in 1811. He commenced practice in Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown, New York
Elizabethtown is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,315 at the 2000 census. The county seat of Essex County is a hamlet also called Elizabethtown. The name is derived from Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler....
, and in 1829, he was Postmaster
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
there, and Essex County
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown...
Treasurer.
In 1834, in an address delivered before a Temperance Society in Keeseville, he was "the first man to advocate legislation to prohibit all traffic in intoxicating liquor, as a beverage."
Later he lived at Keeseville, New York
Keeseville, New York
Keeseville is a village in both Clinton County, New York and in Essex County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2010 census. The village is named after the Keese family....
, and was District Attorney of Essex County from 1838 to 1844.
Later he moved to Troy, New York
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the US State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital...
.
After the resignation of Levi S. Chatfield
Levi S. Chatfield
Levi Starr Chatfield was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:He was the son of Enos Chatfield and Hannah Starr Chatfield ....
, Stow was appointed New York State Attorney General
New York State Attorney General
The New York State Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York. The office has been in existence in some form since 1626, under the Dutch colonial government of New York.The current Attorney General is Eric Schneiderman...
by Governor Horatio Seymour
Horatio Seymour
Horatio Seymour was an American politician. He was the 18th Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in the presidential election of 1868, but lost the election to Republican and former Union General of...
on December 8, 1853, to fill the vacancy until the end of the year.
His daughter Evelina Charlotte Stow (1812–1839) married Sewall Sylvester Cutting (1813–1882) in 1836, and their only son was Gardner Stow Cutting (1838–1883).
Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stoutenburgh-strang.html Political Graveyard
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nekg3/files/news-danville-northstar-g-1807-32.htm Marriage notices from North Star, Danville, VermontDanville, VermontDanville is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. It was named for the 18th-century French cartographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville...
, at rootsweb - Google Book The New York State Register for 1843 edited by O. L. Holley (page 373, J. Disturnell, Albany NY, 1843)
- Google Book The New York State Register for 1847 edited by Orville Luther Holley (page 83, J. Disturnell, New York NY, 1847)
- Google Book The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C0DE2DE1E3CEE3ABC4053DFB4668389699FDE Obit of Sewall S. Cutting, in NYT on February 8, 1882 (giving wrong middle initial "H." for his older son)