Henry Storms
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Henry Storms was an American merchant and politician from New York
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from the Twelfth Ward in 1826 and 1827.
He was Commissary General of the New York State Militia from 1842 to 1847. In 1847, he was the President of the Monument Association which was to build a George Washington Monument in New York City. The cornerstone
of the monument was laid with a great celebration on October 19, 1847, and then abandoned. On December 15, 1847, an Act was passed by the State Legislature "to pay Henry Storms a compensation for extra services rendered to the State". The Act was repealed on April 11, 1848, by the next State Legislature.
From 1852 to 1854, he was an Inspector of State Prisons
, elected in 1851
on the Democratic ticket. His corrupt administration at Sing Sing
was denounced in a report published in 1855.
New York
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Life
He was an Assistant AldermanNew York City Council
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as a check against the mayor in a "strong" mayor-council government model. The council monitors performance of city agencies and...
from the Twelfth Ward in 1826 and 1827.
He was Commissary General of the New York State Militia from 1842 to 1847. In 1847, he was the President of the Monument Association which was to build a George Washington Monument in New York City. The cornerstone
Cornerstone
The cornerstone concept is derived from the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation, important since all other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure.Over time a cornerstone became a ceremonial masonry stone, or...
of the monument was laid with a great celebration on October 19, 1847, and then abandoned. On December 15, 1847, an Act was passed by the State Legislature "to pay Henry Storms a compensation for extra services rendered to the State". The Act was repealed on April 11, 1848, by the next State Legislature.
From 1852 to 1854, 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...
, elected in 1851
New York state election, 1851
The 1851 New York state election was held on November 4, 1851, 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...
on the Democratic ticket. His corrupt administration at Sing Sing
Sing Sing
Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in the town of Ossining, New York...
was denounced in a report published in 1855.
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (page 45; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; pages 244 and 411)
- The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy (Pennsylvania Prison Society, 1855; pages 225ff)
- Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York (page 493)
- Laws of the State of New York (1848; page 336)
- TOWERING MONUMENT TO WASHINGTON THAT NEW YORK BEGAN AND THEN FORGOT in NYT on February 18, 1912
- Brigadier General Henry Storms in "Mexican War Uniforms" at Aztec Club