History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . Alonzo Barton Cornell Alonzo Barton Cornell, 30th governor (1880-1882 — three-year term); born, Ithaca, N. Y., January 22, 1832; managerWestern Union Telegraph company. New York City, 1855;commissioner for construction of new capitol at Albany, 1868-1871; defeated for lieutenant governor, 1868; surveyor of theport of New York, 1869-1872; speaker of the assembly, 1873;elected governor, 1879; died at Ithaca, N. Y., October 15, William Henry Robertson William Henry Robertson; born in Bedford, N. Y., October10, 1823; studied la
History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . Alonzo Barton Cornell Alonzo Barton Cornell, 30th governor (1880-1882 — three-year term); born, Ithaca, N. Y., January 22, 1832; managerWestern Union Telegraph company. New York City, 1855;commissioner for construction of new capitol at Albany, 1868-1871; defeated for lieutenant governor, 1868; surveyor of theport of New York, 1869-1872; speaker of the assembly, 1873;elected governor, 1879; died at Ithaca, N. Y., October 15, William Henry Robertson William Henry Robertson; born in Bedford, N. Y., October10, 1823; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced;member of the state assembly in 1849 and 1850; state senator,1854-1855; judge of Westchester county, N. Y., for 12 years;presidential elector in 1860; elected as a republican to the 40thcongress (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1869) ; again a state senator;collector of the port of New York by appointment of PresidentGarfield, on account of which appointment Senators Piatt andConkling resigned their seats in the United States senate; diedin Katonah, N. Y., December 7, 1898. 1881] STALWARTS AND HALF-BREEDS 265 Half-breeds, was headed by General Carr, and JamesW. Husted, a political associate of Robertson, wasnamed for Treasurer/^ Although Kelly had been received back into thebosom of the Democratic party after the nomination ofHancock and had been allowed to control the autumnState convention, the Democratic failure to carry NewYork led to a new movement a
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