History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . Willi \\i Tkawiord KrcKR William Crawtord Rufier, jurist; hoiii, Biiiljiew atcr, Oneidacounty, January 30, 1824; moved to Syracuse, 1847; deiefjateto the famous Hunker convention of 1849; the first state judicialconvention of 1870; democratic national convention of 1872 andthe democratic state convention of 1877; defeated for congressin 1863 and 1865; first president of the state bar association,1876; nominated for chief judf^e of the court ot ajijieals, 1882and held tlie office until he died in S\ racuse, Jairuarx 14, v.^
History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . Willi \\i Tkawiord KrcKR William Crawtord Rufier, jurist; hoiii, Biiiljiew atcr, Oneidacounty, January 30, 1824; moved to Syracuse, 1847; deiefjateto the famous Hunker convention of 1849; the first state judicialconvention of 1870; democratic national convention of 1872 andthe democratic state convention of 1877; defeated for congressin 1863 and 1865; first president of the state bar association,1876; nominated for chief judf^e of the court ot ajijieals, 1882and held tlie office until he died in S\ racuse, Jairuarx 14, v.^ 1. k ^ \^ 1^ V \^ .v^ Elbriix;k c;[:rri Elbridge Gerry Laphain, congressman and senator; horn inFaniiington, N. Y., October IS, 1814; studied first civil engineer-ing and afterward law; admitted to the bar in 1844 and jirac-ticed in Canandaigiia. N. V.; member of the constitutional con-vention, New York, 1867-1868; served in congress from March4, 1875 to March 3, 1883; elected to the Inited States senate tofill the vacancv caused by the resignation of Roscoe Conklingand served from July 22, 1881 to March 3, 18S5; died at hiscountry home at Canandaigua Lake, January S, 189(1. FOLGERS OVERWHELMING DEFEAT 281 $101,000,000, was finally adopted in 1903. In 1911 abond issue of $19,800,000 was authorized to providefor canal terminals. In 1915 a further bond issue of$27,000,000 was authorized to complete it, and this wassubstantially done in 1918, except the work of con-structing terminals. The necessary interruption ofthis work on account of the war has rendered the bargecanal o
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