Albert Hobbs (August 1822 in
Ogdensburg,
St. Lawrence County, New York
St. Lawrence County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 108,505.
The county seat is Canton.
The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Christian saint L ...
– April 11, 1897 in
Malone
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People
* Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin
* Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...
,
Franklin County, New York
Franklin County is a county on the northern border of the U.S. state of New York. To the north across the Canada–United States border are the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, from east to west. As of the 2020 census, the county popul ...
) was an American lawyer and politician from
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Film and television
* '' ...
.
Life
He practiced law in Malone. He married Caroline Virginia Magee (c.1829–1891).
He was a
Know Nothing
The Know Nothing party was a nativist political party and movement in the United States in the mid-1850s. The party was officially known as the "Native American Party" prior to 1855 and thereafter, it was simply known as the "American Party". ...
member of the
New York State Assembly
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The Assem ...
(Franklin Co.) in
1856
Events
January–March
* January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California.
* January 23 – American paddle steamer SS ''Pacific'' leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatlantic voyag ...
.
He was a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
member of the
New York State Senate
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Partisan com ...
(17th D.) in
1864
Events
January–March
* January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song " ...
and
1865
Events
January–March
* January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at Broad Street (Manhattan), 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City.
* January 13 – American Civil War : Sec ...
.
He was Judge of the Franklin County Court from 1867 to 1878. In
1884
Events
January–March
* January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London.
* January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London.
* January 18 – Dr. William Price atte ...
, he ran for presidential elector on the Republican ticket (pledged to
James G. Blaine
James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representative ...
), but New York was carried by Democrat
Grover Cleveland
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.
He was buried at the
Morningside Cemetery in Malone.
Sources
''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1870; pg. 443 and 482)
''OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE COUNTY''in NYT on November 20, 1884
''Obituary Notes; ALBERT HOBBS...''in NYT on April 13, 1897
External links
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1822 births
1897 deaths
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
People from Malone, New York
Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
New York (state) Know Nothings
19th-century American politicians
New York (state) state court judges
People from Ogdensburg, New York
Activists from New York (state)
19th-century American judges