William W. Rockwell (July 21, 1824 –January 9, 1894) was an American politician from

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Life

Born in Hadley,

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, he attended the common schools, and graduated from

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Academy. He was Supervisor of the Town of Hadley in 1846 and 1847; and a member of the

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(Saratoga Co., 2nd D.) in 1849. Afterwards he became a merchant in

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. He was a member of the

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from 1878 to 1881, sitting in the

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, 102nd (both 16th D.), 103rd and

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s (both 19th D.). He died of heart disease in his home in Glens Falls at the age of 69, after two years of ill health."Death of W. W. Rockwell", ''The Glens Falls Post-Star'' (January 10, 1894), p. 4.

References

Sources

''Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York''
compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 291 and 355)
''The State Government for 1879''
by Charles G. Shanks (Weed, Parsons & Co, Albany NY, 1879; pg. 59)

1824 births Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Hadley, New York Politicians from Glens Falls, New York New York (state) Whigs 19th-century American politicians Town supervisors in New York (state) Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly 1894 deaths {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub