Life Sketches of Executive Officers, and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York

ability Academy active Affairs Albany appointed Assembly district attention Banks became Board of Supervisors born Brooklyn canal candidate canvass Cayuga county Chairman CHAMPLAIN clerk College Columbia county Committee common school education constituents Convention delegate Democracy Democratic party Democratic ticket discharge district school Dutchess Dutchess county duties early elected engaged entered Erie faithful fall farm father friends Governor HARDENBURGH HENRY HENRY CRUSE MURPHY HOFFMAN honor House interest JAMES JOHN Lawrence county legislator Legislature Lewis county LITTLEJOHN Madison county majority member of Assembly mittee MURPHY native NELSON nominated Oneida Oneida county Onondaga Onondaga county organization Oswego Oswego county parents political popular position practice present profession prominent railroad re-elected received regiment removed Rensselaer Rensselaer county represents Republican party resides Saratoga county Senator Senatorial District served session Speaker success Tammany Tammany Hall term tion took town trade Troy village vote ward Whig party WILLIAM young