Oliver Bascom
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Oliver Bascom was an American businessman and politician from New York
.
. Upon his return a short time later, he engaged in farming and the lumber
business.
He was four times elected Supervisor of the Town of Whitehall
.
In 1868, he was elected a Canal Commissioner
on the Democratic ticket, but died near the end of the first year of his term.
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
His family removed to Whitehall, NY, in 1824. He entered the transportation and forwarding business as a clerk, and in 1841 opened his own company. In 1851 he formed a partnership, Bascom, Vaughn & Co., which later became the Northern Transportation Company. In 1862, he retired from this company, and went to CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Upon his return a short time later, he engaged in farming and the lumber
Lumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
business.
He was four times elected Supervisor of the Town of Whitehall
Whitehall (town), New York
Whitehall is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 4,035 at the 2000 census.The Town of Whitehall contains a village also named Whitehall.- History :...
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In 1868, he was elected 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 the Democratic ticket, but died near the end of the first year of his term.
Sources
- "Biographical Sketches of John T. Hoffman and Allen C. Beach (pages 106f)
- The Fitch Gazetteer: An Annotated Index to the Manuscript History of Washington County, New York by Kenneth A. Perry (Heritage Books, 1999, ISBN 0788411829 , ISBN 9780788411823)
- The Late Canal Commissioner Bascom in NYT on November 9, 1869