Augustus Richard Elwood (October 18, 1819 in Richfield Springs,

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– June 10, 1881) was an American merchant and politician from

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Life

He entered politics as a

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. He was Postmaster of Richfield Springs from 1842 to 1848. On July 16, 1846, he married Olive Beardsley Hyde (1824–1900). In 1848, he joined the Free Soil Party. He was a delegate to the

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 ...

and

1860 Republican National Convention The 1860 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that met May 16-18 in Chicago, Illinois. It was held to nominate the Republican Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election. The conven ...

s. He was Clerk of Otsego County from 1859 to 1861. He was Supervisor of the Town of Richfield from 1865 to 1868; and a member of the

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(20th D.) in

1870 Events January–March * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the Broo ...

and

1871 Events January–March * January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory. * January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...

. He was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Richfield Springs.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1870; pg. 444 and 546)
''Life Sketches of Executive Officers, and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York, Vol. III''
by H. H. Boone & Theodore P. Cook (1870; pg. 75ff)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elwood, Augustus R 1819 births 1881 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Richfield Springs, New York New York (state) postmasters Town supervisors in New York (state) 19th-century American politicians