- Addison B. Colvin
Addison Beecher Colvin (
December 15 ,1858 Glens Falls,Warren County, New York -June 21 ,1939 Glens Falls,Warren County, New York ) was an American businessman, banker and politician.Life
He was the son of Hiram K. Colvin and Sara Ann Cowels Colvin. On May 16, 1883, he married Maria Louise Hees at
Fonda, New York , and they had three daughters.As a Republican, he was
New York State Treasurer from 1894 to 1898. He appointed his brother-in-law Deputy Treasurer.He was President of the Glens Falls Gaslight Company, Vice President of the
Herkimer, Mohawk, Ilion and Frankfort Railway , and owner of the "Glens Falls Daily Times" and the "Glens Falls Weekly Messenger".He was buried at Pineview Cemetery in Glens Falls.
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* [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COLVIN/2003-03/1047674826 RootsWeb: COLVIN-L RE: (COLVIN-L) Addison B. Colvin ] at archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com Short bio transcribed from "Who Was Who in America" (Vol. III, pg. 175), at rootsweb
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9503E2DD1F39E033A25756C0A9679C94659ED7CF] His "inauguration ceremony", in NYT on January 5, 1894
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9406E0DB1638E233A2575AC0A9679C94659ED7CF] The State money deposit controversy, in NYT on January 9, 1894
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9801E1DD113DE433A25754C1A96F9C94649ED7CF] A listing of his "titles", in NYT on September 17, 1895
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E02E2DD1139E033A25755C0A9679D94649ED7CF] Short bios of the re-elected state officers, in NYT on November 6, 1895 (giving wrong birth year)
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collinsworth-combest.html The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Collins-doerrer to Combest ] at politicalgraveyard.com Political Graveyard
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