. Landmarks of Niagara County, New York; . the largest ever held in Niagara Falls, fullythree thousand people paying their last tribute to the worth of thishonored, upright citizen by their attendance. SOLON M. N. WHITNEY. Was born at Niagara Falls, N. Y., October 7, 181 5, and is a son of thelate Gen. Parkhurst Whitney, who died on his estate at Niagara Fallsin 1862. S. M. N. Whitney was educated in the Lewiston Academyand Canandaigua Academy and after leaving school engaged with hisfather in the management of the Cataract Hotel. In 1830-31 they builtthe present stone hotel After his fathers
. Landmarks of Niagara County, New York; . the largest ever held in Niagara Falls, fullythree thousand people paying their last tribute to the worth of thishonored, upright citizen by their attendance. SOLON M. N. WHITNEY. Was born at Niagara Falls, N. Y., October 7, 181 5, and is a son of thelate Gen. Parkhurst Whitney, who died on his estate at Niagara Fallsin 1862. S. M. N. Whitney was educated in the Lewiston Academyand Canandaigua Academy and after leaving school engaged with hisfather in the management of the Cataract Hotel. In 1830-31 they builtthe present stone hotel After his fathers retirement he continued in thehotel business until 1889, when, upon the death of Mr. Jerauld, he soldout to Peter A Porter and retired to private life. Mr. Whitney is theoldest living native citizen of Niagara Falls and has always been prom-inent in promoting the interests of that place. He was president ofthe Niagara Falls Gas Company many years, having assisted in estab-lishing the works, and a director of the Cataract Bank. During the. SOLON M. N. WHITNEY. 409 Patriot War in 1837 he was made quartermaster with the rank ofcaptain, having charge of all supplies and rations for troops ; laterhe was made aid-de-camp to the major-general with the rank of major,giving him his well known title, and received a grant of 160 acresof land from the United States government. The Three Sisters Islandswere named in honor of Major Whitneys three sisters. He andhis father accompanied General La Fayette to Lockport in 1825 towitness the opening of the Erie Canal, and he remembers many dis-tinguished persons who stopped at their hotel on their travels, amongthem being Clay, Webster, Calhoun and many others of renown. Heis a man full of years and equally full of honors and has the respect andesteem of all who know him. On May 12, 1840, Major Whitney mar-ried Frances Drake and they have had three sons: Solon, Drake, andSolon 2d. Drake is the only son living. Mrs. Whitney died in Whitn
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