Erastus Corning was an American businessman and politician from Albany,New York. A Democrat,he was most notable for his service as mayor of Albany from 1834 to 1837,in the New York State Senate from 1842 to 1845,and in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1859,and from 1861 to 1863.
Erastus Corning 2nd was an American politician. A Democrat,Corning served as the 72nd mayor of Albany,New York from 1942 to 1983,when Albany County was controlled by one of the last classic urban political machines in the United States.
Daniel Patrick "Dan" O'Connell was a longtime leader of the Democratic Party political machine in Albany County,New York.
Thomas Taber II was an American farmer,businessman,and politician from New York. He was most notable for his service as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1826 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1828 to 1829.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected governor of New York in 1928 and served from January 1,1929,until shortly after his election as President of the United States in 1932. His term as governor provided him with a high-visibility position in which to prove himself as well as provide a major base from which to launch a bid for the presidency.
Edward Worthington Pattison was an American attorney and politician from New York. A Democrat,he was most notable for his service as the last elected treasurer of Rensselaer County from 1970 to 1974 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979.
Edwin Corning was an American businessman and politician from New York. He was the lieutenant governor of New York from 1927 to 1928.
Dean Park Taylor was an American attorney and politician from Troy,New York. A Republican,he was most notable for his service as a United States Congressman for 18 years (1943–1961) and chairman of the New York Republican State Committee (1953–1954).
William Thomas Byrne was an attorney and politician from Albany,New York. He was most notable for his service in the New York State Senate (1923-1936) and a United States Representative from New York.
Parker Corning was an American businessman and politician from Albany,New York. He is most notable for his service as a United States representative from New York from 1923 to 1937.
John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn was an American lawyer,businessman and politician from Albany,New York. His business ventures included banking and railroads,often in partnership with longtime friend Erastus Corning,who was the uncle of Pruyn's first wife. Pruyn served in state and federal legislative offices,and was most notable for his terms as a United States representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War and the early days of Reconstruction.
The 1928 New York state elections were held on November 6,1928,to elect the governor,the lieutenant governor,the state comptroller,the attorney general,a U.S. Senator and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals,as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
John Flack Winslow was an American businessman and iron manufacturer who was the fifth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
The history of Albany,New York,began long before the first interaction of Europeans with the native Indian tribes,as they had long inhabited the area. The area was originally inhabited by an Algonquian Indian tribe,the Mohicans,as well as the Iroquois,five nations of whom the easternmost,the Mohawk,had the closest relations with traders and settlers in Albany.
Clarksville is a hamlet in the town of New Scotland,Albany County,New York,United States. It is situated along Delaware Turnpike in the southern part of the town at the foot of the Helderberg Escarpment. It is the site of the Clarksville Cave and has an annual Clarksville Heritage Day and Car Show. It is in the Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Company fire protection district.
The history of Albany,New York from 1942 to 1983 begins with the beginning of the tenure of Erastus Corning 2nd as mayor and ends with Corning's death in 1983.
Howard C. Nolan Jr. was an attorney and politician from Albany,New York who served in the New York State Senate from 1975 to 1994.
The Adjutant General of New York is the highest-ranking military official in the New York National Guard as the state adjutant general. The adjutant general is part of the state government's executive branch,and serves as head of the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs,which includes the New York Army National Guard,New York Air National Guard,the New York Guard,and the New York Naval Militia.
William Stormont Hackett was an American lawyer,banker,businessman and politician. A Democrat,he was most notable for serving as the 70th mayor of Albany,New York after winning an election in 1921 that ended control of Albany by the Republican organization headed by William Barnes Jr.,and established the dominance of the Democratic organization led by Daniel P. O'Connell and Edwin Corning.
