List of people associated with Albany County, New York
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This is a list of notable people whose lives were significantly associated with Albany County, New York
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Albany County, New York
Albany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England . As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204...
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18th century
- Peter Van Brugh LivingstonPeter Van Brugh LivingstonPeter Van Brugh Livingston was a Patriot during the American Revolution.-Life:...
(1710-1792), born in Albany, was a politician who supported the American RevolutionAmerican RevolutionThe American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
and the presiding officer of the first New York provincial congress in 1775. - Philip LivingstonPhilip LivingstonPhilip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...
, (1716-1778), born in Albany, was a local merchant, delegate to the Continental CongressContinental CongressThe Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
, and signer of the Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of independenceA declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...
. - William LivingstonWilliam LivingstonWilliam Livingston served as the Governor of New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War and was a signer of the United States Constitution.-Early life:...
(1723-1790), born in Albany, was a newspaper publisher, member of the Continental Congress, and first governor of New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. - John TaylerJohn TaylerJohn Tayler was a merchant and politician. He served nine years as Lieutenant Governor of New York, four months as Acting Governor of New York, and also in both houses of the New York State Legislature.-Life:...
(1742 – 1829), a businessman and politician. Tayler represented Albany County in the New York State Assembly (1777-1779, 1780-1781, and 1785-1787), was appointed City Recorder (Deputy Mayor) of AlbanyAlbany, New YorkAlbany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
in 1793, and a justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1797. He represented Albany in the New York Senate from 1802 to 1813, and served as Lieutenant Governor (1811 – 1822), and as Acting Governor in 1817. Tayler died in Albany and is buried in Albany Rural CemeteryAlbany Rural CemeteryThe Albany Rural Cemetery was established October 7, 1844, in Menands, New York, just outside of the city of Albany, New York. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful, pastoral cemeteries in the United States, at over . Many historical American figures are buried there.-History:On April 2,...
in MenandsMenands, New YorkMenands is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 3,990 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Louis Menand...
. - Peter W. YatesPeter W. YatesPeter Waldron Yates was a lawyer and statesman from Albany, New York. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786....
(1747 – 1826), a lawyer and Continental CongressContinental CongressThe Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
man. Yates grew up in Albany and developed a prosperous legal practice there. He served on the Albany City Council, in the county militia at the start of the American RevolutionAmerican RevolutionThe American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
, and represented Albany in the New York State AssemblyNew York State AssemblyThe New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
and the Continental Congress. - Peter GansevoortPeter GansevoortPeter Gansevoort was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for leading the resistance to Barry St. Leger's Siege of Fort Stanwix in 1777. Gansevoort was also the maternal grandfather of Moby-Dick author Herman Melville.-Early life:He was born...
(1749-1812), was a colonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in the Continental ArmyContinental ArmyThe Continental Army was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in...
during the American Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. He was born in and died in Albany, New York. - Isaac Mitchell (1759-1812), born in Albany, was a journalist, author, and editor of the PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsie (city), New YorkPoughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...
Guardian, the AlbanyAlbany, New YorkAlbany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
Republican Crisis, and the Poughkeepsie Republican Herald. - Alexander BoydAlexander BoydAlexander Boyd was a U.S. Representative from New York.Boyd moved to Middleburgh, Schoharie Co., and engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(1764 - 1857), a United States Congressman. Boyd was born in Albany. - James CochranJames Cochran (New York)James Cochran was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was born in Albany, New York on February 11, 1769. He graduated from Columbia College in New York City in 1778. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and was commissioned as a...
(1769 - 1848), a United States Congressman from New York and journalist. Cochran was born in Albany. - Harmanus BleeckerHarmanus BleeckerHarmanus Bleecker was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Albany, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1801, and commenced practice in Albany. He was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1811 to March 3, 1813...
(1779 - 1849), a United States Congressman. Bleecker was born in Albany. - Herman KnickerbockerHerman KnickerbockerHerman Knickerbocker was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Albany, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1803 and commenced practice in Albany...
(1779-1855), born in Albany, was a United States Congressman. - John DuerJohn DuerJohn Duer was a New York jurist.-Biography:He was the son of William and Catherine Duer. He entered the army in his sixteenth year, but after two years left the service for the study of law...
(1782-1858), born in Albany, jurist, author and chief judge of New York Superior Court. - Harmanus PeekHarmanus PeekHarmanus Peek was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
, (1782-1838), born in Albany, United States Congressman from New York. - Gerrit Y. LansingGerrit Y. LansingGerrit Yates Lansing was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Abraham G. Lansing, and nephew of John Lansing, Jr.Born in Albany, New York, Lansing pursued classical studies and was graduated from Union College in 1800....
, (1783-1862), born in Albany, United States Congressman and bank and insurance company president - John K. KaneJohn K. KaneJohn Kintzing Kane was an American politician, attorney and jurist. Kane was noted for his political affiliation with President Andrew Jackson and for an 1855 pro-slavery legal decision dealing with the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.Kane was born in Albany, New York, the son of Elisha Kane and Alida...
(1795-1858), born in Albany, noted politian, attorney, and jurist. - Joseph HenryJoseph HenryJoseph Henry was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as a founding member of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution. During his lifetime, he was highly regarded...
(1797-1878), born in Albany, inventor of low- and high-resistance galvanometerGalvanometerA galvanometer is a type of ammeter: an instrument for detecting and measuring electric current. It is an analog electromechanical transducer that produces a rotary deflection of some type of pointer in response to electric current flowing through its coil in a magnetic field. .Galvanometers were...
s, first secretary of the Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian InstitutionThe Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
. - Henry BogartHenry BogartHenry Isaac Bogart was born October 1729 in Albany, New York and died in 1821. He was the eldest son of Albany residents Isaac and Hendrickie Oothout Bogert. He signed the Sons of Liberty Constitution in 1766. Henry Bogart was elected in 1775 to represent the first ward on the Albany Committee of...
(1729-1821), a signer of the Sons of Liberty Constitution in 1766, elected representative of the first ward on the Albany Committee of Correspondence
19th century
- Henry B. MetcalfeHenry B. MetcalfeHenry Bleecker Metcalfe was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Albany, New York, Metcalfe moved to New York City in 1811 and to Richmond County in 1816.He studied law....
(1805-1881), born in Albany, was a prosecuting attorney, judge, and United States Congressman from New York. - John McKeonJohn McKeonJohn McKeon was an American lawyer and politician from New York.- Life :He was the son of Capt...
(1808-1883), was born in Albany. He was a district attorneyDistrict attorneyIn many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
for New York CountyManhattanManhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and Southern New York, and a United States Congressman from New York. - Rufus Wheeler PeckhamRufus Wheeler Peckham (1809-1873)Rufus Wheeler Peckham was a judge and congressman from New York, and the father of a U.S. Supreme Court justice.-Biography:...
(1809 – 1873), a lawyer, judge, and U.S. congressman. Peckham was born in RensselaervilleRensselaerville, New YorkRensselaerville is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,843 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Stephen Van Rensselaer...
. He served as the county's district attorney from 1838 until 1841, on the New York Supreme CourtNew York Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
, Third Judicial District (1861 – 1869) seated in Albany and then on the New York Court of AppealsNew York Court of AppealsThe New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the U.S. state of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six associate judges who are appointed by the Governor to 14-year terms...
(1870 – 1873). Peckham was lost at sea; his cenotaph is in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands. - William Henry BogartWilliam Henry BogartWilliam Henry Bogart was born 1810 in Albany, New York and died 1888 in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York . He was a lawyer, legislator, journalist, historian and one of the first trustees of Wells College.- Political Office :...
(1810 - 1888), a member of the New York LegislatureNew York LegislatureThe New York State Legislature is the term often used to refer to the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The New York Constitution does not designate an official term for the two houses together...
and noted author. - Henry James, Sr. (1811-1882), born in Albany, SwedenborgianSwedenborgianA Swedenborgian is the doctrines, beliefs, and practices of the Church of the New Jerusalem, and is an adjective describing a person or an organization that understands the Bible through the theological writings of Emanuel Swedenborg....
theologian and father of William JamesWilliam JamesWilliam James was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher who was trained as a physician. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and on the philosophy of pragmatism...
, Henry JamesHenry JamesHenry James, OM was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr., a clergyman, and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James....
, and Alice JamesAlice JamesAlice James was a U.S. diarist. The only daughter of Henry James, Sr. and sister of philosopher William James and novelist Henry James, she is known mainly for the posthumously published diary that she kept in her final years.-Life:Born into a wealthy and intellectually active family, Alice James...
. - William PageWilliam PageWilliam Page was an American painter and portrait artist.-Life and work:...
, (1811-1885), born in Albany, he was considered the leading American painter of his time. - Alexander Warfield Bradford (1815 - 1867), a noted lawyer and author. Bradford was born in Albany.
- Allan CampbellAllan CampbellAllan M. Campbell is an American microbiologist and geneticist whose pioneering work on Lambda phage has helped advance molecular biology in the late 20th century.Dr...
, (1815-1894), noted railroadman and public official, born in Albany. He surveyed and constructed the first railroad in South AmericaSouth AmericaSouth America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, was president of the Harlem Railroad and the Consolidation Coal Company, and later Commissioner of Public WorksCommissioner of Public WorksThe Commissioner of Public Works heads one of the departments in those local governments in New Jersey that operate under the Walsh Act form of municipal governance. This is a standalone position in Walsh Act municipalities with a five-member commission...
of New York and ComptrollerComptrollerA comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.In British government, the Comptroller General or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most countries the external auditor of the budget execution of the...
of New York. - William Cassidy (1815-1873), born in Albany, was a newspaper editor and owner, state librarian of New York, and a member of the commission on revision of the New York State Constitution.
- John Stilwell Jenkins (1818-1852), born in Albany, compiled a volume of legal forms which sold 30,000 copies and author of first account of the war between the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. - James H. Cafferty (1819 - 1869), a noted artist and an associate and member of the National Academy of DesignNational Academy of DesignThe National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, founded in New York City as the National Academy of Design – known simply as the "National Academy" – is an honorary association of American artists founded in 1825 by Samuel F. B. Morse, Asher B. Durand, Thomas Cole, Martin E...
. Cafferty was born in Albany. - Robert CarterRobert Carter (editor)Robert Carter was a United States editor, historian and author. He was involved in the formation of the Republican Party.-Education:...
(1819-1879), born in Albany, noted author and editor, involved in the foundation of the Republican PartyRepublican 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...
. - John Pitkin NortonJohn Pitkin NortonJohn Pitkin Norton was a noted educator, agricultural chemist, and author. He was born in Albany, New York....
, (1822-1852), born in Albany, noted chemist and educator who helped to found the Sheffield Scientific SchoolSheffield Scientific SchoolSheffield Scientific School was founded in 1847 as a school of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut for instruction in science and engineering. Originally named the Yale Scientific School, it was renamed in 1861 in honor of Joseph E. Sheffield, the railroad executive. The school was...
. - Abraham Oakley Hall (1826-1898), born in Albany, mayor of New York CityMayor of New York CityThe Mayor of the City of New York is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New York City.The budget overseen by the...
, author. - Joseph Bradford CarrJoseph Bradford CarrJoseph Bradford Carr was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:Carr was born in Albany, New York, the son of Irish immigrants, and worked as a tobacconist...
, (1828-1895), born in Albany, Union ArmyUnion ArmyThe Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
generalGeneral (United States)In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. General ranks above lieutenant general and below General of the Army or General of the Air Force; the Marine Corps does not have an...
, Secretary of State of New YorkSecretary of State of New YorkThe Secretary of State of New York is a cabinet officer in the government of the U.S. state of New York.The current Secretary of State of New York is Cesar A...
. - William Jermyn Florence (1831-1891), born in Albany, was an actor, expert dialect comedian and improvisationalist with a record of unbroken success for over thirty years.
- Roscoe ConklingRoscoe ConklingRoscoe Conkling was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had...
(1829 - 1888), a United States Congressman and United States Senator from New York. Conkling was born in Albany. - Daniel ManningDaniel ManningDaniel Manning was an American businessman, journalist, and politician most notable for having served as the 37th United States Secretary of the Treasury....
(1831-1887), born in Albany, journalist and later United States Secretary of the TreasuryUnited States Secretary of the TreasuryThe Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
. - Wheeler Hazard PeckhamWheeler Hazard PeckhamWheeler Hazard Peckham was an American lawyer from New York and a failed nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States. His father, Rufus Wheeler Peckham, was also a lawyer, and a New York Court of Appeals judge and congressman. His brother, also named Rufus Wheeler Peckham, was also a New...
(1833 – 1905), a lawyer and defeated nomineeUnsuccessful nominations to the Supreme Court of the United StatesJustices of the Supreme Court of the United States are nominated by the President and are then confirmed by the Senate. Presidential administrations are listed with any unsuccessful Supreme Court nominees—that is, individuals who were nominated and who either declined their own nomination, failed...
to the U.S. Supreme Court; son of Rufus Wheeler Peckham (1809 – 1873). Peckham was born in Albany and graduated from The Albany AcademyThe Albany AcademyThe Albany Academy is an independent college preparatory day school for boys in Albany, New York, USA, enrolling students from Preschool to Grade 12. It was established in 1813 by a charter signed by Mayor Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and the city council of Albany...
. He is buried in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands. - Homer Dodge MartinHomer Dodge MartinHomer Dodge Martin was an American artist, particularly known for his landscapes.-Biography:Martin was born at Albany, New York. A pupil for a short time of William Hart, his earlier work was closely aligned with the Hudson River School...
(1836-1897), born in Albany, noted painter whose talent was not recognized until his death. - Rufus Wheeler PeckhamRufus Wheeler PeckhamRufus Wheeler Peckham was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1895 until 1909. He was known for his strong use of substantive due process to invalidate regulations of business and property. Peckham's namesake father was also a lawyer and judge, and a congressman...
(1838 – 1909), a New York state court judge and U.S. Supreme Court justice; the son of Rufus Wheeler Peckham (1809 – 1873). Peckham was born in Albany and graduated from The Albany Academy. He was district attorney of Albany County (1869 – 1872), practiced law privately in Albany and served as counsel to the city, served on the New York Supreme Court in Albany (1883 – 1886) and the New York Court of Appeals (1886 – 1896). He is buried in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands. - William Bliss BakerWilliam Bliss BakerWilliam Bliss Baker was an American artist born in New York City who was just beginning to hit his stride as a landscape painter in the Realism movement when he died at his father's house at Hoosick Falls, New York at the age of 26 due to a back injury received while ice skating several months...
(1856 - 1886), a landscape artist in the RealismRealism (arts)Realism in the visual arts and literature refers to the general attempt to depict subjects "in accordance with secular, empirical rules", as they are considered to exist in third person objective reality, without embellishment or interpretation...
movement who had a studio in Albany from 1881-1886, when he died. - James Montgomery BaileyJames Montgomery BaileyJames Montgomery Bailey was an American journalist who won an ephemeral popularity as the "Dansbury News Man."-Biography:He was born at Albany, New York, and after receiving a common school education, learned the trade of a carpenter...
(1841 - 1894), a noted journalist and author, founder of newspapers Danbury News and Danbury Evening News. Bailey was a native of Albany. - Cy SeymourCy SeymourJames Bentley "Cy" Seymour was an American center fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1896 through , Seymour played for the New York Giants , Baltimore Orioles , Cincinnati Reds and Boston Braves...
(1872 - 1919), native of Albany, major league baseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
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20th century
- Philip AmelioPhilip AmelioPhilip John Amelio II was an American actor and teacher. At age nine, he played Lucille Ball's grandson on the Life With Lucy series.Philip was born in Sharon, Connecticut and grew up in nearby Pine Plains, New York...
(1977 – 2005), an actor and teacher. Amelio graduated from the University at AlbanyUniversity at Albany, The State University of New YorkThe State University of New York at Albany, also known as University at Albany, State University of New York, SUNY Albany or simply UAlbany, is a public university located in Albany, Guilderland, and East Greenbush, New York, United States; is the senior campus of the State University of New York ...
and received a Masters in education from The College of Saint RoseThe College of Saint RoseThe College of Saint Rose is a private, independent, coeducational college in Albany, New York, founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. The College enrolls a total of approximately 5,000 students ....
, both in Albany. - Martha QuinnMartha QuinnMartha Quinn is best known as one of the original video jockeys on MTV .-Early life:...
b. (1959), is best known as one of the original video jockeys on MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.... - Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand is an attorney and the junior United States Senator from the state of New York and a member of the Democratic Party...
b. (1966), current New York State Senator - Andy Rooney b. (1919), American radio & television writer. Best known for is work on 60 Minutes60 Minutes60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
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- Amelio, PhilipPhilip AmelioPhilip John Amelio II was an American actor and teacher. At age nine, he played Lucille Ball's grandson on the Life With Lucy series.Philip was born in Sharon, Connecticut and grew up in nearby Pine Plains, New York...
(1977 - 2005) - Bailey, James MontgomeryJames Montgomery BaileyJames Montgomery Bailey was an American journalist who won an ephemeral popularity as the "Dansbury News Man."-Biography:He was born at Albany, New York, and after receiving a common school education, learned the trade of a carpenter...
(1841 - 1894) - Baker, William BlissWilliam Bliss BakerWilliam Bliss Baker was an American artist born in New York City who was just beginning to hit his stride as a landscape painter in the Realism movement when he died at his father's house at Hoosick Falls, New York at the age of 26 due to a back injury received while ice skating several months...
(1856 - 1886) - Bleecker, HarmanusHarmanus BleeckerHarmanus Bleecker was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Albany, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1801, and commenced practice in Albany. He was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1811 to March 3, 1813...
(1779 - 1849) - Bogart, William HenryWilliam Henry BogartWilliam Henry Bogart was born 1810 in Albany, New York and died 1888 in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York . He was a lawyer, legislator, journalist, historian and one of the first trustees of Wells College.- Political Office :...
(1810 - 1888) - Boyd, AlexanderAlexander BoydAlexander Boyd was a U.S. Representative from New York.Boyd moved to Middleburgh, Schoharie Co., and engaged in agricultural pursuits....
(1764 - 1857) - Bradford, Alexander Warfield (1815 - 1867)
- Cafferty, James H. (1819 - 1869)
- Campbell, AllanAllan CampbellAllan M. Campbell is an American microbiologist and geneticist whose pioneering work on Lambda phage has helped advance molecular biology in the late 20th century.Dr...
(1815-1894) - Carr, Joseph BradfordJoseph Bradford CarrJoseph Bradford Carr was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:Carr was born in Albany, New York, the son of Irish immigrants, and worked as a tobacconist...
((1828-1895) - Carter, RobertRobert CarterRobert Carter or Bob Carter may refer to:*Robert Carter I of Corotoman, aka King Carter , Virginia colonist*Robert Carter III, United States founding father*Robert Carter , Canadian illustrator...
, (1819-1879) - Cassidy, William (1815-1873)
- Cochran, JamesJames Cochran (New York)James Cochran was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was born in Albany, New York on February 11, 1769. He graduated from Columbia College in New York City in 1778. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and was commissioned as a...
(1769 - 1848) - Conkling, RoscoeRoscoe ConklingRoscoe Conkling was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had...
(1829 - 1888) - Duer, JohnJohn DuerJohn Duer was a New York jurist.-Biography:He was the son of William and Catherine Duer. He entered the army in his sixteenth year, but after two years left the service for the study of law...
(1782-1858) - Florence, William Jermyn (1831-1891)
- Gansevoort, PeterPeter GansevoortPeter Gansevoort was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for leading the resistance to Barry St. Leger's Siege of Fort Stanwix in 1777. Gansevoort was also the maternal grandfather of Moby-Dick author Herman Melville.-Early life:He was born...
(1749-1812) - Hall, Abraham Oakley (1826-1898)
- Henry, JosephJoseph HenryJoseph Henry was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as a founding member of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution. During his lifetime, he was highly regarded...
(1797-1878) - James, Henry, Sr. (1811-1882)
- Jenkins, John Stilwell (1818-1852)
- Kane, John K.John K. KaneJohn Kintzing Kane was an American politician, attorney and jurist. Kane was noted for his political affiliation with President Andrew Jackson and for an 1855 pro-slavery legal decision dealing with the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.Kane was born in Albany, New York, the son of Elisha Kane and Alida...
(1795-1858) - Knickerbocker, HermanHerman KnickerbockerHerman Knickerbocker was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Albany, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1803 and commenced practice in Albany...
(1779-1855) - Lansing, Gerrit Y.Gerrit Y. LansingGerrit Yates Lansing was a U.S. Representative from New York, son of Abraham G. Lansing, and nephew of John Lansing, Jr.Born in Albany, New York, Lansing pursued classical studies and was graduated from Union College in 1800....
(1783-1862) - Livingston, Peter Van BrughPeter Van Brugh LivingstonPeter Van Brugh Livingston was a Patriot during the American Revolution.-Life:...
(1710-1792) - Livingston, PhilipPhilip LivingstonPhilip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...
(1716-1778) - Livingston, WilliamWilliam LivingstonWilliam Livingston served as the Governor of New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War and was a signer of the United States Constitution.-Early life:...
(1723-1790) - Manning, DanielDaniel ManningDaniel Manning was an American businessman, journalist, and politician most notable for having served as the 37th United States Secretary of the Treasury....
(1831-1887) - Martin, Homer DodgeHomer Dodge MartinHomer Dodge Martin was an American artist, particularly known for his landscapes.-Biography:Martin was born at Albany, New York. A pupil for a short time of William Hart, his earlier work was closely aligned with the Hudson River School...
(1836-1897) - McKeon, JohnJohn McKeonJohn McKeon was an American lawyer and politician from New York.- Life :He was the son of Capt...
(1808-1883) - Metcalfe, Henry B.Henry B. MetcalfeHenry Bleecker Metcalfe was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Albany, New York, Metcalfe moved to New York City in 1811 and to Richmond County in 1816.He studied law....
(1805-1881) - Mitchell, Isaac (1759-1812)
- Norton, John PitkinJohn Pitkin NortonJohn Pitkin Norton was a noted educator, agricultural chemist, and author. He was born in Albany, New York....
(1822-1852) - Page, WilliamWilliam PageWilliam Page was an American painter and portrait artist.-Life and work:...
(1811-1885) - Peckham, Rufus WheelerRufus Wheeler Peckham (1809-1873)Rufus Wheeler Peckham was a judge and congressman from New York, and the father of a U.S. Supreme Court justice.-Biography:...
(1809 - 1873) - Peckham, Rufus WheelerRufus Wheeler PeckhamRufus Wheeler Peckham was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1895 until 1909. He was known for his strong use of substantive due process to invalidate regulations of business and property. Peckham's namesake father was also a lawyer and judge, and a congressman...
(1838 - 1909) - Peckham, Wheeler HazardWheeler Hazard PeckhamWheeler Hazard Peckham was an American lawyer from New York and a failed nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States. His father, Rufus Wheeler Peckham, was also a lawyer, and a New York Court of Appeals judge and congressman. His brother, also named Rufus Wheeler Peckham, was also a New...
(1833 - 1905) - Peek, HarmanusHarmanus PeekHarmanus Peek was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
(1782-1838) - Seymour, CyCy SeymourJames Bentley "Cy" Seymour was an American center fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1896 through , Seymour played for the New York Giants , Baltimore Orioles , Cincinnati Reds and Boston Braves...
(1872 - 1919) - Tayler, JohnJohn TaylerJohn Tayler was a merchant and politician. He served nine years as Lieutenant Governor of New York, four months as Acting Governor of New York, and also in both houses of the New York State Legislature.-Life:...
(1742 - 1829) - Yates, Peter W.Peter W. YatesPeter Waldron Yates was a lawyer and statesman from Albany, New York. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786....
(1747 - 1826)