Truman Giles Younglove (October 31, 1815
Edinburg,
Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York, and is the fastest-growing county in Upstate New York. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was enumerated at 235,509, representing a 7.2% increase from the 2010 popu ...
– September 17, 1882) was an American civil engineer
and politician who served four years on the New York State Assembly.
Business career
Younglove was for many years in charge of the construction of the great dam and elaborate system of canals at
Cohoes, New York
Cohoes ( ) is an incorporated city located in the northeast corner of Albany County in the U.S. state of New York. It is called the "Spindle City" because of the importance of textile manufacturing to its growth in the 19th century. The city's f ...
which provided the water power to the cotton mills. He became head of the water power company and supervised the construction of Mill #3 of the
Harmony Mills. He was an incorporator of the Cohoes Savings Institution and the first treasurer, also director of the First National Bank of Cohoes, from its organization to his death.
Political role
He was a member of the
New York State Assembly (Saratoga Co., 1st D.) in
1866
Events January–March
* January 1
** Fisk University, a historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee.
** The last issue of the abolitionist magazine '' The Liberator'' is published.
* January 6 – Ottoman t ...
,
1867
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, in the United States, becoming the longest single-span bridge in the world. It was renamed a ...
,
1868
Events
January–March
* January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries.
* January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Jap ...
and
1869
Events
January–March
* January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan.
* January 5 – Scotland's oldest professional Soccer, football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded.
* January 20 & ...
;
and was
Speaker
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Society and politics
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** I ...
in 1869.
He was a delegate to the
Republican National Convention in 1868 and Temporary Chairman of the
Liberal Republican state convention of 1872.
Family
Younglove was the son of Daniel Copeland Younglove (1791–1867) and Elizabeth Stimson Younglove (1793–1850). He married first Elizabeth MacMartin on January 7, 1841; and then Jane MacMartin on November 4, 1850.
His son Truman Giles Younglove Jr. (1858–1920) was accused in 1883 of embezzlement while Secretary and Treasurer of the Cohoes Straw Board Co., and fled to
Illinois
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.
Assemblywoman
Maude E. Ten Eyck (1902–1977) was his great-granddaughter.
He was buried at
Albany Rural Cemetery
The Albany Rural Cemetery was established October 7, 1844, in Colonie, New York, United States, just outside the city of Albany, New York. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful, pastoral cemeteries in the U.S., at over . Many historical A ...
in
Menands, New York
Menands is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 3,990 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Louis Menand. The village lies inside the town of Colonie and borders the northern city line of Albany.
H ...
in 1882.
References
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1815 births
1882 deaths
Members of the New York State Assembly
Speakers of the New York State Assembly
Burials at Albany Rural Cemetery
19th-century American legislators