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George S. Weed
George Standish Weed (February 13, 1862 - January 18, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. Biography George Standish Weed was born February 13, 1862, in Plattsburgh (city), New York, Plattsburgh, New York, the son of Assemblyman Smith M. Weed and Caroline (Standish) Weed. He graduated from Harvard University in 1886. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Clinton County, New York, Clinton Co.) in 110th New York State Legislature, 1887 and 111th New York State Legislature, 1888. He was Judge of the Clinton County Court from 1889 to 1890. He was appointed by President Grover Cleveland as Collector of the Port of Lake Champlain in 1895, and remained in office until 1898. He was Deputy New York Superintendent of State Prisons under John B. Riley (New York), John B. Riley, and was Acting Warden of Sing Sing in 1914. He died on January 18, 1920, in Washington, D.C. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Weed, George S Wardens of Sing Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plattsburgh (city), New York
Plattsburgh ( moh, Tsi ietsénhtha) is a city in, and the seat of, Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 19,841 at the 2020 census. The population of the surrounding (and separately incorporated) Town of Plattsburgh was 11,886 as of the 2020 census, making the combined population for all of greater Plattsburgh to be 31,727. Plattsburgh lies just to the northeast of Adirondack Park, immediately outside of the park boundaries. It is the second largest community in the North Country region (after Watertown), and serves as the main commercial hub for the sparsely populated northern Adirondack Mountains. The land around what is referred to as Plattsburgh was previously inhabited by the Iroquois, Western Abenaki, Mohican and Mohawk people. Samuel de Champlain was the first ever recorded European that sailed into Champlain Valley and later claimed the region as a part of New France in 1609. Plattsburgh wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John B
John Bryn Williams (born 1977), known as John B, is an English disc jockey and electronic music producer. He is widely recognised for his eccentric clothing and wild hair and his production of several cutting edge drum and bass tracks. John B ranked number 76 in ''DJ Magazine''s 2010 Top 100 DJs annual poll, announced on 27 October 2010. Career Williams was born on 12 July 1977 in Maidenhead, Berkshire. He started producing music around the age of 14, and now is the head of drum and bass record label Beta Recordings, together with its more specialist drum and bass sub-labels Nu Electro, Tangent, and Chihuahua. He also has releases on Formation Records, Metalheadz and Planet Mu. Williams was ranked 92nd drum and bass DJ on the 2009 ''DJ Magazine'' top 100. Style While his trademark sound has evolved through the years, it generally involves female vocals and trance-like synths (a style which has been dubbed "trance and bass", "trancestep" and "futurestep" by listeners). His m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicians From Plattsburgh, New York
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a politician can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in a government. Identity Politicians are people who are politically active, especially in party politics. Political positions range from local governments to state governments to federal governments to international governments. All ''government leaders'' are considered politicians. Media and rhetoric Politicians are known for their rhetoric, as in speeches or campaign advertisements. They are especially known for using common themes that allow them to develop their political positions in terms familiar to the voters. Politicians of necessity become expert users of the media. Politicians in the 19th century made heavy use of newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party Members Of The New York State Assembly
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1920 Deaths
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipkno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1862 Births
Year 186 ( CLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 186 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Peasants in Gaul stage an anti-tax uprising under Maternus. * Roman governor Pertinax escapes an assassination attempt, by British usurpers. New Zealand * The Hatepe volcanic eruption extends Lake Taupō and makes skies red across the world. However, recent radiocarbon dating by R. Sparks has put the date at 233 AD ± 13 (95% confidence). Births * Ma Liang, Chinese official of the Shu Han state (d. 222) Deaths * April 21 – Apollonius the Apologist, Christian martyr * Bian Zhang, Chinese official and gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wardens Of Sing Sing
The Wardens of Sing Sing are appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. *Elam Lynds (1825–1830) * Robert Wiltse (1830–1840) * David L. Seymour (1840–1843) * William H. Peck (warden) (1843–1845) * Hiram P. Rowell (1845–1848) * Chauncey Smith (1848–1849) * Edward L. Potter (January, 1849) * Alfred R. Booth (July, 1849) * Munson J. Lockwood (1850–1855) * C. A. Batterman (1855–1856) * William Beardsley (warden) (1856–1862) * Gaylord B. Hubbell (1862–1864) * Thomas E. Sutton (1864–1865) * Stephen H. Johnson (1865–1868) * David P. Forrest (1868–1869) * Henry Clay Nelson (1869–1870) * E. M. Russell (1870–1872) * Henry C. Nelson (1872–1873) * Gaylord B. Hubbell (1873–1874) * James Williamson (warden) (September 1874) * Alfred Walker (warden) (October 1874) * George R. Youngs (1876–1877) * Charles Davis (warden) (February 1877) *Benjamin S. W. Clark (March 1877) * Charles Davis (warden) (1877–1880) * August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Palmer (New York Politician)
George William Palmer (January 13, 1818 – March 12, 1916) was a United States representative from New York (state), New York. Born in Hoosick, New York, Hoosick, he attended the common schools, the Schodack, New York, Schodack Academy and Yale College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar (law), bar about 1840 and commenced practice in Plattsburgh, New York, Plattsburgh. He was New York Surrogate's Court, surrogate of Clinton County, New York. Palmer was elected as a USRepublican, Republican to the 35th United States Congress, Thirty-fifth and 36th United States Congress, Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861); while in Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Thirty-sixth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860, and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention at Baltimore in 1864. He was appointed United States Consul to Crete by President Abraham Lincoln and was United States ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burlington Free Press
''The Burlington Free Press'' (sometimes referred to as "BFP" or "the Free Press") is a digital and print community news organization based in Burlington, Vermont, and owned by Gannett. It is one of the official "newspapers of record" for the State of Vermont. It was founded on June 15, 1827, as a weekly paper and turned daily in 1848 in response to the invention of the telegraph. Today, the ''Burlington Free Press'' is part of the USA Today Network and offers local news coverage both in print and online. Free Press Media, a division of the ''Burlington Free Press'', is a comprehensive media company that creates, implements and manages online and print marketing campaigns for local and national businesses. ''Free Press Media'' is the B2B marketing branch of the ''Burlington Free Press'' and is able to utilize the reach and coverage of the news organization to target audiences on behalf of local companies. Current format The Burlington Free Press print product is a “tall t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warden Of Sing Sing
The Wardens of Sing Sing are appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. *Elam Lynds (1825–1830) * Robert Wiltse (1830–1840) * David L. Seymour (1840–1843) * William H. Peck (warden) (1843–1845) * Hiram P. Rowell (1845–1848) * Chauncey Smith (1848–1849) * Edward L. Potter (January, 1849) * Alfred R. Booth (July, 1849) * Munson J. Lockwood (1850–1855) * C. A. Batterman (1855–1856) * William Beardsley (warden) (1856–1862) * Gaylord B. Hubbell (1862–1864) * Thomas E. Sutton (1864–1865) * Stephen H. Johnson (1865–1868) * David P. Forrest (1868–1869) * Henry Clay Nelson (1869–1870) * E. M. Russell (1870–1872) * Henry C. Nelson (1872–1873) * Gaylord B. Hubbell (1873–1874) * James Williamson (warden) (September 1874) * Alfred Walker (warden) (October 1874) * George R. Youngs (1876–1877) * Charles Davis (warden) (February 1877) *Benjamin S. W. Clark (March 1877) * Charles Davis (warden) (1877–1880) * August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Superintendent Of State Prisons
The Superintendent of State Prisons was an officer of the New York State government, who was in charge of the administration of the state prisons. The office was created by a constitutional amendment ratified in 1876, to succeed the three statewide elective New York State Prison Inspectors. The Superintendent was appointed to a five-year term by the Governor of New York, and confirmed by the New York Senate. Office holders *Louis D. Pilsbury 1877 to 1882. *Isaac Volney Baker, Jr. (1843-1912) 1882 to 1887. *Austin Lathrop (New York), Austin Lathrop. 1887 to 1898 *Cornelius V. Collins 1898 to 1911 *Joseph F. Scott (New York official), Joseph F. Scott (1860-1918) 1911 to 1913. *John B. Riley (penologist), John B. Riley 1913 to 1916. *Frank Eugene Wade (1854-1929) 1916 to ?. *Charles F. Rattagan 1920. Notes New York Superintendents of State Prisons, {{NewYork-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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