Clinton County is a county in the north-easternmost corner of the state of New York,in the United States and bordered by the Canadian province of Quebec. It is the northeastern most county in New York. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population was 79,843. Its county seat is the city of Plattsburgh. The county lies just south of the border with the Canadian province of Quebec and to the west of the State of Vermont. The county is named for George Clinton,the first Governor of New York,who later was elected as Vice President. He had been a Founding Father who represented New York in the Continental Congress. Clinton County comprises the Plattsburgh,New York Micropolitan statistical area. The county is part of the North Country region of the state.
New York State Route 3 (NY 3) is a major east–west state highway in New York,in the United States,that connects central New York to the North Country region near the Canada–US border via Adirondack Park. The route extends for 245.88 miles (395.71 km) between its western terminus at an intersection with NY 104A in the Cayuga County town of Sterling and its eastern terminus at a junction with U.S. Route 9 (US 9) in the Clinton County city of Plattsburgh. NY 3 traverses eight counties and is a lakeside roadway from Mexico to Sackets Harbor,a mountainous route in Adirondack Park,and an urban arterial in Fulton,Watertown,and Plattsburgh.
Azariah Cutting Flagg was an American newspaper printer and editor,and politician.
Lemuel Stetson was an attorney,politician and judge from Plattsburgh,New York. He was most notable for his service as judge of the Clinton County,New York court and a United States Representative from New York.
Janet L. Duprey is a former Republican member of the New York State Assembly,representing Assembly District 115,which includes all of Clinton and Franklin Counties,as well as part of St. Lawrence County. She is originally from Plattsburgh.
Charles Rufus Skinner was a U.S. Representative from New York.
John Boardman Page was an American businessman and politician from Vermont. He served as Vermont State Treasurer from 1860 to 1866 and was the 30th governor of Vermont from 1867 to 1869.
Albert Duane Shaw was an American government official and politician from New York. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War,he was most notable for his service as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic and a U.S. Representative from New York's 24th congressional district.
Teresa R. Sayward was a member of the New York State Assembly for Willsboro,first elected in 2002. She is a Republican.
Addie Jenne is the former New York State Democratic Assemblywoman for the 118th/116th district from 2009 to 2019. The district was known as the 118th district when Jenne was elected in 2008,but was re-numbered during her tenure in office,in the 2012 New York legislative redistricting. The district is known as "The River District" for its place on the St. Lawrence river,and it covers parts of Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties,including Watertown and Potsdam.
The 2010 New York state elections took place on November 2,2010. Due to the special election for US Senate,all of New York's six statewide offices were up for popular election on the same date. At the same time,all 29 members from New York of the U.S. House of Representatives,all 212 members of the New York State legislature,and many other local officials were elected.
The 2009 special election for New York's 23rd congressional district was held on November 3,2009,to select the successor to Republican John M. McHugh. McHugh was nominated to become United States Secretary of the Army on June 2,2009,and resigned as representative of New York's 23rd congressional district on September 21,2009,after being confirmed by the Senate.
William Lewis Owens is an American attorney and former U.S. Representative from New York,a post he held from 2009 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves on the advisory board of the Canadian American Business Council. The district he represented,the state's largest and most rural,includes most of the North Country,as well as the northern suburbs of Syracuse.
Douglas L. Hoffman is an American businessman,accountant and former congressional candidate. He was the Conservative Party candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2009 special election for New York's 23rd congressional district. On November 3,2009,he was narrowly defeated by Democratic candidate Bill Owens. Hoffman ran for the same seat in Congress in 2010,but lost the Republican primary and withdrew his candidacy.
Patricia A. Ritchie was a Republican member of the New York State Senate who represented the 48th district from 2011-2022. Her district encompassed portions of the North Country abutting Lake Ontario.
Samuel Haight Hammond was an American lawyer,writer,newspaper editor and politician from New York.
Mark C. Walczyk is an American politician and US Army Reserve Engineer Officer from the state of New York. A Republican,Walczyk represents the 49th district of the New York State Senate. Walczyk won the seat in 2022,after serving in the New York State Assembly.
Henry J. Lane was an American merchant and politician from New York.
Pardon Clarence Williams was an American lawyer and judge from New York.
Jarvis K. Pike was an American attorney,judge and politician who served in local offices,and in the state legislatures,first in New York (state) and then in Cold Spring,Wisconsin.
