. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. William C. Bouck William C. Bouck, 15th governor (1843-44); born at Ful-tonham, Schoharie county, January 7, 17S6; farmer; town clerkof town of Fulton, 1807; supervisor, 1808-9; sheriff, 1812;member of assembly, 1814-16, 1818; appointed canal comaiis-sioner in 1821 and held the office for 19 years; defeated candi-date for governor, 1840; elected 1842; assistant treasurer ofV. S. at New York Citv, 1846-49; died at Fultonham, April19. 1859. li. Henry Cruse Murphy Heiirv Cruse Muipli\-; horn in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 5,181(1; graduat
. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. William C. Bouck William C. Bouck, 15th governor (1843-44); born at Ful-tonham, Schoharie county, January 7, 17S6; farmer; town clerkof town of Fulton, 1807; supervisor, 1808-9; sheriff, 1812;member of assembly, 1814-16, 1818; appointed canal comaiis-sioner in 1821 and held the office for 19 years; defeated candi-date for governor, 1840; elected 1842; assistant treasurer ofV. S. at New York Citv, 1846-49; died at Fultonham, April19. 1859. li. Henry Cruse Murphy Heiirv Cruse Muipli\-; horn in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 5,181(1; graduated from (okitnhia coilejie in 1830; lawyer; prose-cuting attorney for Kings county, 1833; mayor of Brooklyn,1842-1843; delegate to the state constitutional convention of1846; in Congress, 1843-1845; defeated for reelection in 1845but reelected and served 1847-1849; minister to the Netherlands,1857-1861; memhcr New York state senate, 1862-1873; delegateto the state constitutional convention of 1867-1868; died inBrooklyn. \. Y., Pecemher 1. 1882. THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD 273 Railroad. Syracuse thus became one of the maincenters of the whole underground system. This was notwholly due to the bold defiance of its October meeting,nor yet to its location at the geographical heart of theState. Another influence operated to make the city afocus of attention at that time. It was the home of twoclergymen who loom large in the history of the Under-ground Railroad. One was the Rev. Samuel J. May, aUnitarian min
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