30th New York Governor. He was the son of Ezra Cornell, who founded the Western Union Telegraph Company and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He followed in his father’s business, and eventually became Vice-President of Western Union. He entered politics, becoming the New York State Republican Party Central Committee Chairman, and served in the New York State Legislature in 1873. In 1879 he ran against and defended incumbent Democrat Lucius Robinson for the New York State Governor office by over 42,000 votes. He served from 1880 until 1883, and was not re-nominated by the New York State Republicans due to a bitter internal split in the party. He passed away in Ithaca in 1904.
30th New York Governor. He was the son of Ezra Cornell, who founded the Western Union Telegraph Company and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He followed in his father’s business, and eventually became Vice-President of Western Union. He entered politics, becoming the New York State Republican Party Central Committee Chairman, and served in the New York State Legislature in 1873. In 1879 he ran against and defended incumbent Democrat Lucius Robinson for the New York State Governor office by over 42,000 votes. He served from 1880 until 1883, and was not re-nominated by the New York State Republicans due to a bitter internal split in the party. He passed away in Ithaca in 1904.
Bio by: RPD2
Family Members
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Ezra Cornell
1807–1874
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Mary Ann Wood Cornell
1811–1891
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Elen Augusta Covert Cornell
1834–1893
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Esther Elizabeth Covert Cornell
1839–1923
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Charles Carrol Cornell
1833–1837
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Elizabeth Percival Cornell
1835–1849
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Franklin Cuthbert Cornell
1837–1908
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Charles Carrol Cornell
1839–1841
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Oliver Hazard Perry Cornell
1842–1911
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Mary Emily Cornell
1847–1935
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Ezra Clayton Cornell
1849–1851
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Emma Pettit Cornell Blair
1852–1914
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Charles Ezra Cornell
1855–1947
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Henry Watson Cornell
1866–1932
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