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'''Stephen Henry Wendover''' (July 28, 1831<ref name=age/> – March 16, 1889) was an American politician from [[New York]]. He was a member of the [[New York State Senate]] from 1878 to 1881. |
'''Stephen Henry Wendover''' (July 28, 1831<ref name=age/> – March 16, 1889) was an American politician from [[New York]]. He was a member of the [[New York State Senate]] from 1878 to 1881. |
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Revision as of 02:16, 11 November 2012
Stephen Henry Wendover (July 28, 1831[1] – March 16, 1889) was an American politician from New York. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1878 to 1881.
Biography
Stephen Henry Wendover was born in July 1831 in Stuyvesant, New York, to John Thompson Wendover.[1][2][3][4]
Wendover attended the common schools and Kinderhook Academy.[4] Following completion of his education, Wendover went to work in the commission and forwarding business, and later in farming.[3] In 1853, he began to work at the National Union Bank of Kinderhook.[5]
On January 4, 1865, during the American Civil War, he was appointed to a committee to recruit men from Stuyvesant, New York.[6]
By 1878 Wendover was a director of the National Union Bank of Kinderhook.[7] Wendover was elected President of the bank in January 1879, to succeed William H. Tobey who had died in May 1878, and remained on this post until his own death.[5][2]
On May 13, 1880 a fire swept through the village of Stuyvesant; the destroyed properties included a residence owned by Wendover.[8]
Wendover died on March 16, 1889, in Stuyvesant, New York, of Bright's disease. He was buried at the Mountain Home Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[2][9]
Political career
Wendover was initially a member of the Whig Party but later joined the Republican Party when it was formed.[10]
Wendover was a member of the New York State Assembly (Columbia Co., 2nd D.) in 1867 and 1868.[3][4] He won his first election in November 1866 with a majority of 72.[11] In 1867 he served on the committee of commerce and navigation as it investigated complaints about the ferry companies operating in the East River and North River of New York City.[12] In 1868, he served on the Assembly Committee on Trade and Manufactures.[13]
He was elected to the New York State Senate in 1877 with a majority of 1,684 over the Democratic candidate, Charles Wheaton.[10] He was a member of the Senate from 1878 to 1881, sitting in the 101st, 102nd (both 11th D.), 103rd and 104th New York State Legislatures (both 15th D.).[3] In 1878, he was appointed to the Senate committees on Railroads, Insurance, Banks and Grievances.[14]
Footnotes
- ^ a b Samuel R. Harlow and H. H. Boone state July 28, 1831 which gives an age of 57 years, 7 months, and 18 days. Charles G. Shanks states July 23, 1831. These two "Red Books" were published while Wendover was sitting in the Legislature, with info supplied by the members to the authors. The New York Times wrote that he died "in the fifty-eighth year of his age", but states no date. The Chatham Republican wrote in his obituary that "He was 59 years of age" without mentioning a date, leading to believe that it was based on hearsay. The The New York genealogical and biographical record (Volume 73) gives July 29, 1830 which gives an age of 58 years, 7 months, and 17 days. When his information was recorded for the American Civil War draft in 1863 he was asked what his age will be on July 1, 1863, and it was recorded as 31. This would make him age 32 on his next birthday in the last week of July and have him born in 1831.
- ^ a b c "Death of Ex-Senator Wendover". The Chatham Republican. March 17, 1889. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
Ex Senator Stephen Henry Wendover, died at his home at Stuyvesant, Saturday afternoon, after a long illness, of Bright's disease. He was 59 years of age and ...
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c d Charles G. Shanks (1879). The State Government for 1879. Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany. p. 55 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_H._Wendover_by_Charles_G._Shanks_1879.png.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c Samuel R. Harlow and H. H. Boone (1867). "Stephen H. Wendover". Life sketches of the state officers, senators,and members of the Assembly of the state of New York, in 1867. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "History & Mission". New York: Kinderhook Bank. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
Stephen H. Wendover, the second president, was elected in January, 1879, and continued in office until his decease, in March, 1889. ... His tenure with the bank spanned over 36 years.
- ^ Ellis, Franklin (1878). History of Columbia County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Ensign. p. 360. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ Ellis, Franklin (1878). History of Columbia County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia: Everts & Ensign. p. 225. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Stuyvesant nearly destroyed; a large number of buildings burned - the loss over $300,000". New York Times. May 14, 1880. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Death of Stephen H. Wendover". New York Times. March 18, 1889. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
The Hon. Stephen H. Wendover of Stuyvesant, Columbia County, New-York, died at his rural home in that town Saturday in the fifty-eighth year of his age. ...
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b McBride, Alexander (1878). Stephen Henry Wendover. pp. 112–113. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
Stephen Henry Wendover...was formerly a Whig; has been a Republican since the organization of the party...
{{cite book}}:|newspaper=ignored (help); line feed character in|quote=at position 58 (help) - ^ "The election; Further Returns from the State". New York Times. November 9, 1866. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "The ferry investigation; the first session of the committee on Commerce and Navigation" (PDF). Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 6, 1867. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ Manual for use of the Legislature of the State of New York. New York (State). Secretary's Office. 1868. p. 340. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ McBride, Alexander (1878). The Evening Journal Almanac. pp. 131–132. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
Additional sources
- Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 290 and 368f)