See also:

• ERASTUS, THOMAS (1524-1583)

ERASTUS See also:

• CORNING
• ERASTUS CORNING (1794-1872)

CORNING (1794-1872)  , See also:

• AMERICAN

American capitalist, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in See also:

• NORWICH
• NORWICH, GEORGE GORING, EARL OF (1583?-1663)

Norwich, See also:

• CONNECTICUT

Connecticut, on the 14th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1794 . In 1807 he became a clerk in a hardware See also:

• STORE (from O. Fr. estor or estoire, Late Lat. staurum or instaurum, stock, provisions, supply, from the late use of instaurare, to provide, properly to construct, renew, restore)

store at See also:

• TROY
• TROY, JEAN FRANCOIS DE (1679–1752)

Troy, New See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York, but in 1814 he removed to See also:

• ALBANY
• ALBANY, DUKES OF
• ALBANY, LOUISE MAXIMILIENNE CAROLINE, COUNTESS OF (1752-1824)

Albany, where he eventually became the owner of extensive ironworks, obtained a controlling See also:

• INTEREST

interest in various banking institutions, and accumulated a large See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune . He was prominently connected with the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• HISTORY

history of railway development in New York, became See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

president of the See also:

• UTICA

Utica & See also:

• SCHENECTADY

Schenectady See also:

• LINE

line, and was the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

• FACTOR (from Lat. facere, to make or do)

factor in the See also:

• EXTENSION (Lat. ex, out ; tendere, to stretch)

extension and consolidation of the various See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent lines that formed the New York Central See also:

• SYSTEM

system, of which he was president from 1853 to 1865 . He was also interested in the See also:

• BUILDING

building of the See also:

• MICHIGAN
• MICHIGAN, LAKE
• MICHIGAN, UNIVERSITY OF

Michigan Central and the See also:

• CHICAGO
• CHICAGO, UNIVERSITY OF

Chicago, See also:

• BURLINGTON

Burlington & See also:

• QUINCY
• QUINCY, JOSIAH (1744–1775)

Quincy See also:

• RAILWAYS

railways, and was president of the See also:

• COMPANY

company which constructed the Sault Sainte See also:

• MARIE

Marie See also:

• SHIP

ship See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

canal, providing a navigable waterway between Lakes See also:

• HURON
• HURON (a French term, from huge', bristled, early used as an expression of contempt, signifying "lout ")

Huron and See also:

• SUPERIOR

Superior . He was prominent in politics as a Democrat, and, after serving as See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor of Albany from 1834 to 1837, and as See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state senator from 1842 to 1845, he was a representative in See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

Congress in 1857—1859 and in 1861-1863, being re-elected for a third See also:

• TERM

term in 1862, but resigning before the opening of the session . In 1861 he was a delegate to the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

Peace Congress, but when the See also:

• CIVIL

Civil See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War actually began he loyally supported the See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration . He was a delegate to the New York constitutional See also:

• CONVENTION (Lat. conventio, an assembly or agreement, from convenire, to come together)
• CONVENTION, THE NATIONAL

convention of 1867, and was for many years See also:

• VICE

vice-See also:

• CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

chancellor of the See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board of regents of the University of the State of New York . He died at Albany, New York, on the 9th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1872 .