Francis Cephas Platt (born January 23, 1866, in

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, Steuben County, New York – died May 31, 1952) was an American politician from

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Life

He was the son of Cephas F. Platt (died 1883) and Mary E. Platt. He attended the public schools, and then became a farmer. On January 7, 1895, he married Jennie Faulkner, and they had two sons. He was Supervisor of the Town of Erwin from 1896 to 1899. Platt was a Republican member of the

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(Steuben Co., 1st D.) in

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

1901 Events January * January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...

1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

and

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

. He was a member of the

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(43rd D.) from 1909 to 1912, sitting in the 132nd, 133rd, 134th and

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s. In 1922, Platt ran for the Republican nomination for Congress, proposing to hold a popular referendum on the question of prohibition of alcohol. and in 1930, Platt ran for the Republican nomination for sheriff of Steuben County. In 1936, Platt made another bid for a seat in the state assembly."Legality of Cheney Designation Sought", ''The Canandaigua Daily Messenger'' (August 22, 1936), p. 3. Platt married Jane Faulkner, with whom he had two sons, Gerald and Chester.

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Sources

''Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes''
by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 343f, 346, 348f, 351 and 367)
''The New York Red Book''
by Edgar L. Murlin (1903; pg. 169f) 1866 births Year of death missing Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Painted Post, New York Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Town supervisors in New York (state) {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub