Robert C. Dorn
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Robert C. Dorn was an American politician from New York
. In 1868, he was the second person tried by the New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments
.
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In January 1856, he was appointed Superintendent of Canal Repairs for Section 2 of the Erie Canal
, and then also for Sections 1, 3, 4 and 5 until the end of 1864, and continued with Sections 1, 2 and 3 in 1865.
He was a Canal Commissioner
from 1866 to 1868, elected in 1865
on the Republican ticket.
In 1868, he was impeached by a unanimous vote of the New York State Assembly
. The First Article charged him with "complicity in a combination made by contractors." Article Two charged him with "letting a contract to the highest instead of the lowest bidder." Article Four charged him with "letting contracts without advertising some." The trial before the Court of Impeachments opened on May 26 at Albany
. On June 12, he was acquitted with a vote of 8 for (among them Martin Grover
, Theodore Miller
) and 19 against (among them Ward Hunt
, Lewis B. Woodruff, Charles Mason
and William J. Bacon
) conviction.
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...
. In 1868, he was the second person tried by the New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments
New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments
The Court for the Trial of Impeachments, and the Correction of Errors was established by the New York State Constitution of 1777. It consisted then of the Lieutenant Governor of New York , the Chancellor, the justices of the New York Supreme Court and the members of the New York State Senate...
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Life
He lived in Schenectady, New YorkSchenectady, New York
Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135...
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In January 1856, he was appointed Superintendent of Canal Repairs for Section 2 of the Erie Canal
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...
, and then also for Sections 1, 3, 4 and 5 until the end of 1864, and continued with Sections 1, 2 and 3 in 1865.
He was 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...
from 1866 to 1868, elected in 1865
New York state election, 1865
The 1865 New York state election was held on November 7, 1865, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, two Judges of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioners, an Inspector of State Prisons and the Clerk of...
on the Republican ticket.
In 1868, he was impeached by a unanimous vote of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The 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...
. The First Article charged him with "complicity in a combination made by contractors." Article Two charged him with "letting a contract to the highest instead of the lowest bidder." Article Four charged him with "letting contracts without advertising some." The trial before the Court of Impeachments opened on May 26 at Albany
Albany, New York
Albany 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...
. On June 12, he was acquitted with a vote of 8 for (among them Martin Grover
Martin Grover
Martin Grover was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
, Theodore Miller
Theodore Miller
Theodore Miller was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He was admitted to the bar in 1837...
) and 19 against (among them Ward Hunt
Ward Hunt
Ward Hunt , was an American jurist and politician. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1868 to 1869, and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1873 to 1882.-Life:...
, Lewis B. Woodruff, Charles Mason
Charles Mason (judge)
Charles Mason was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He lived at Hamilton, New York.He was District Attorney of Madison County, New York from 1845 to 1847...
and William J. Bacon
William J. Bacon
William Johnson Bacon was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...
) conviction.
Sources
- STATE AFFAIRS.; ...Canal Appointments in NYT on January 23, 1856
- Annual Report of the Canal Commissioners for 1865 (1866)
- The Impeachment or Canal Commissioner Dorn in NYT on May 26, 1868
- NEW-YORK.; The Impeachment of Canal Commissioner R. C. Dorn - Organization of the Court in NYT on May 27, 1868
- The Dorn Impeachment Trial at Albany in NYT on June 13, 1868