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See also: American politician, was See also: born at See also: Havana, New See also: York, on the 29th of See also: August 1843
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In 1862 he removed to See also: Elmira, New York, where in 1864 he was admitted to the See also: bar
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He at once became active in the affairs of the Democratic party, attracting the See also: attention of See also: Samuel J
.
See also: Tilden, one of whose shrewdest and ablest lieutenants he became
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In 1871 and 1872 he was a member of the New York See also: State' See also: Assembly, and in 1877 and again in 1881 presided over the Democratic State See also: Convention
.
In 1382 he was elected mayor of Elmira, and in the same See also: year was chosen See also: lieutenant-governor of the state, having been defeated for nomination as governor by Grover See also: Cleveland
.
In See also: January 1885, however, Cleveland having resigned to become president, 1-fill became governor, and in See also: November was elected for a three-year See also: term, and subsequently re-elected
.
In 1891–1897 he was a member of the See also: United States Senate
.
During these years, and in 1892, when he tried to get the presidential nomination, he was prominent in working against Cleveland
.
In 1896 he opposed the See also: free See also: silver See also: plank in the platform adopted by the Democratic See also: National Convention which nominated W
.
J
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See also: Bryan; in the National Convention of 'goo, however, the free-silver issue having been subordinated to See also: anti-imperialism, he seconded Bryan's nomination
.
After 1897 he devoted himself to his See also: law practice, and in 19o5 retired from politics
.
He died in Albany on the 3oth of See also: October 191o
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