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, 1786; farmer; town clerkof town of Fulton, 1807; supervisor, 1808-9; sheriff, 1812;member of assembly, 1814-16, 1818; appointed canal commis-sioner in 1821 and held the office for 19 years; defeated candi-date for governor, 1840; elected 1842; assistant treasurer ofU. S. at New York Citv, 1846-49; died at Fultonham, x\pril19, Henry Cruse Murphy Henry Cruse Murphy; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 5,1810; graduated from
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, 1786; farmer; town clerkof town of Fulton, 1807; supervisor, 1808-9; sheriff, 1812;member of assembly, 1814-16, 1818; appointed canal commis-sioner in 1821 and held the office for 19 years; defeated candi-date for governor, 1840; elected 1842; assistant treasurer ofU. S. at New York Citv, 1846-49; died at Fultonham, x\pril19, Henry Cruse Murphy Henry Cruse Murphy; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 5,1810; graduated from Columbia college 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; member New York state senate, 1862-1873; delegateto the state constitutional convention of 1867-1868; died inBrooklyn, N. Y., December 1, 1882. THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD 273 Lailroad. Syracuse thus became one of the mainenters of the whole underground system. This was not/?holly due to the bold defiance of its October meeting,or yet to its location at the geographical heart of thetate. Another influence operated to make the city aocus of attention at that time. It was the home of twolergymen who loom large in the history of the Under-round Railroad. One was the Rev. Samuel J. May, aJnitarian minister and
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