Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-most populous city and the twenty-fifth most-populous municipality by population. The city is in eastern New York, near the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers. It is in the same metropolitan area as the state capital, Albany, which is about 15 miles (24 km) southeast.
Schenectady County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,061. The county seat is Schenectady. The name is from a Mohawk language word meaning "on the other side of the pine lands," a term that originally applied to Albany.
Joseph Christopher Yates was an American lawyer, politician, statesman, and founding trustee of Union College. He served as seventh governor of New York, from January 1, 1823 – December 31, 1824.
Charles Holker Carroll was an American farmer and politician from New York who was a descendant of the Carrolls of Carrollton and married into the Van Rensselaer family.
Samuel Studdiford Stratton was an American Democratic political figure in Upstate New York. He is notable for his service as Mayor of Schenectady, and his 30-year career as a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Cornelius Van Schaack "C.V.S." Roosevelt was an American businessman from New York City. He was a member of the prominent Roosevelt family and the paternal grandfather of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
Egbert Ten Eyck was an American lawyer and politician from New York. In the mid-1820s, he served parts of two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Erastus Root was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He is most notable for serving four separate non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 19th Century.
Brian U. Stratton is a former mayor of Schenectady, New York. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Archibald Ladley Linn was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Jeremiah Russell was an American businessman and banker who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1843 to 1845.
The Livingston family of New York is a prominent family that migrated from Scotland to the Dutch Republic, and then to the Province of New York in the 17th century. Descended from the 4th Lord Livingston, its members included signers of the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Several members were Lords of Livingston Manor and Clermont Manor, located along the Hudson River in 18th-century eastern New York.
Noble Strong Elderkin was an American politician from New York. He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1850.
John Calvin Wright was an American lawyer and politician.
James Jacobus Roosevelt was an American businessman from New York City who was a member of the prominent Roosevelt family and a paternal great-grandfather of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
The 52nd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to May 5, 1829, during the short tenure of Martin Van Buren as Governor of New York, and—after Van Buren's resignation—during the first year of Enos T. Throop's governorship, in Albany.
Alonzo Christopher Paige was an American lawyer, politician, and judge from New York.
William Ruger was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Thomas B. Mitchell was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Thomas Barlow was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
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