Contemporary American Biography Volume 1, PT. 1; Biographical Sketches of Representative Men of the Day - Representatives of Modern Thought and Progress, of the Pulpit, the Press, the Bench and Bar, of Legislation, Invention and the Great Industrial Interests of the Country (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...ground, in this historic city, they declared their independence of the British crown. After seven long years of hardships, privation, and blood, this union was finally made perpetual by the formation of a constitutional government, which went into operation in the city of New York in 1789." But neither his appreciation of the grandeur of our national history nor his active participation in our national councils has prevented him from identifying himself with the local interests of the city in which he has his home. His ample means and personal efforts have been largely devoted to promoting the material advancement of Buffalo and fostering its literary, scientific, and charitable institutions; and his generous heart and cultivated taste have done much to add to its attractions. He is a life member of the Historical Society and the Young Men's Association, and a member of the Society of Natural Sciences, the Buffalo Club, and other literary, social, and charitable organizations of the city. He attends the North Presbyterian Church, but is not what is popularly known as a professor of religion. He fills a large place in the affairs of the city, and is highly esteemed by his fellow-citizens of every class, with whom he associates regardless of party, creed, wealth, or social condition. Among the local enterprises with which his name is prominently associated may be mentioned, in addition to the banking institutions above alluded to and others in which he has a proprietary interest, the International Bridge Company, of which he is the president, the Gaslight Company, and the street railroads. In 1848, while in the Legislature, he secured the passage of the law authorizing the formation of gaslight companies in the State of New York; and the Buffalo company ...