Excerpted from the Historical Gazetteer of Catt. Co., Adams, 1893:
Albert Gallatin DOW was born in Plainfield, Cheshire County, N. H., Aug. 16, 1808, and was the eighth of the ten children born to Solomon and Phebe DOW. The family soon removed to Hartland, Vt., and from there in 1816 to Pembroke, Genessee County, N. Y. His father died Nov. 9, 1822, and soon thereafter, in his fifteenth year, he began the battle of life upon his own account and commenced the business career which has continued uninterruptedly for seventy years. After leaving Pembroke he resided in Batavia, Genessee County, one year, and thence removed to Panama in Chautauqua County, where he remained about six months. In 1827 he removed to Silver Creek, which he made his home for about nineteen years. In 1845 he removed to Randolph, where he has since resided continuously for period of forty-seven years. In Jan., 1840, then in his thirty-second year, he entered the hardware business, having George S. FARNHAM as a co-partner. This partnership continued about a year and on its dissolution, Mr. DOW conducted a hardware store at Sinclairville about a year and a half. In the fall of 1842 he resumed the same business at Silver Creek in co-partnership with Horation N. FARNHAM and this continued until his removal to Randolph in 1845. In 1843 he opened a dry goods store at Randolph, his nephew, James NUTTING, being associated with him. This store they conducted as co-partners until 1851. Upon his removal to Randolph in 1845 he opened a hardware store in that village. He continued in this business until 1863, associating his son Warren as a co-partner in 1860. In 1860 he established a private banking business, which, after his retirement from the hardware trade, occupied his entire attention until 1880, when it was discontinued. In October, 1875, his son Charles M. became a partner in the banking business, which from that time until discontinuance was conducted under the firm named of A. G. DOW & Son . In 1881 he organized the Salamanca National Bank at Salamanca, being its principal stockholder and first president, holding that office until his resignation in April, 1890.
He was early elected to local office at Silver Creek and commencing in 1848 he was for eight years a justice of the peace at Randolph. He has served as supervisor of the town ten years and in 1863 and 1864 served in the Legislature as member of Assembly from the Second District of Cattaraugus County. In 1873 he was elected State Senator in the Thirty-second District, composed of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties, and served as such on term (1874-75). In 1850 Mr. DOW joined his neighbors in organizing Randolph Academy, which, continuing under that name until 1866, was then changed to Chamberlain Institute, and has been for upwards of forty years a great power in the intellectual and moral development of western New York.
Oct. 4, 1829, shortly after completing his twenty-first year, Mr. DOW married Freelove, daughter of Wheaton MASON, of Batavia. To them were born five children: James, born July 1, 1830 (deceased); Warren, born Jan. 15, 1833; Sarah, born Jan. 22, 1837 (deceased); Mary (Mrs. James G. JOHNSON), born Jun 12, 1842; Albert G., Jr., born April 17, 1844. Mrs DOW died Aug. 21, 1847, and April 23, 1850, Mr. DOW married her sister Lydia A. This union continued upwards of forty years and afforded a home life of rare happiness. To this marriage was given one son, Charles M., who was born Aug. 1, 1853, and upon arriving at majority engaged in banking with his father. He organized the Jamestown National Bank in 1888 and has been the president of that institution from its beginning.
Albert Gallatin DOW was born in Plainfield, Cheshire County, N. H., Aug. 16, 1808, and was the eighth of the ten children born to Solomon and Phebe DOW. The family soon removed to Hartland, Vt., and from there in 1816 to Pembroke, Genessee County, N. Y. His father died Nov. 9, 1822, and soon thereafter, in his fifteenth year, he began the battle of life upon his own account and commenced the business career which has continued uninterruptedly for seventy years. After leaving Pembroke he resided in Batavia, Genessee County, one year, and thence removed to Panama in Chautauqua County, where he remained about six months. In 1827 he removed to Silver Creek, which he made his home for about nineteen years. In 1845 he removed to Randolph, where he has since resided continuously for period of forty-seven years. In Jan., 1840, then in his thirty-second year, he entered the hardware business, having George S. FARNHAM as a co-partner. This partnership continued about a year and on its dissolution, Mr. DOW conducted a hardware store at Sinclairville about a year and a half. In the fall of 1842 he resumed the same business at Silver Creek in co-partnership with Horation N. FARNHAM and this continued until his removal to Randolph in 1845. In 1843 he opened a dry goods store at Randolph, his nephew, James NUTTING, being associated with him. This store they conducted as co-partners until 1851. Upon his removal to Randolph in 1845 he opened a hardware store in that village. He continued in this business until 1863, associating his son Warren as a co-partner in 1860. In 1860 he established a private banking business, which, after his retirement from the hardware trade, occupied his entire attention until 1880, when it was discontinued. In October, 1875, his son Charles M. became a partner in the banking business, which from that time until discontinuance was conducted under the firm named of A. G. DOW & Son . In 1881 he organized the Salamanca National Bank at Salamanca, being its principal stockholder and first president, holding that office until his resignation in April, 1890.
He was early elected to local office at Silver Creek and commencing in 1848 he was for eight years a justice of the peace at Randolph. He has served as supervisor of the town ten years and in 1863 and 1864 served in the Legislature as member of Assembly from the Second District of Cattaraugus County. In 1873 he was elected State Senator in the Thirty-second District, composed of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties, and served as such on term (1874-75). In 1850 Mr. DOW joined his neighbors in organizing Randolph Academy, which, continuing under that name until 1866, was then changed to Chamberlain Institute, and has been for upwards of forty years a great power in the intellectual and moral development of western New York.
Oct. 4, 1829, shortly after completing his twenty-first year, Mr. DOW married Freelove, daughter of Wheaton MASON, of Batavia. To them were born five children: James, born July 1, 1830 (deceased); Warren, born Jan. 15, 1833; Sarah, born Jan. 22, 1837 (deceased); Mary (Mrs. James G. JOHNSON), born Jun 12, 1842; Albert G., Jr., born April 17, 1844. Mrs DOW died Aug. 21, 1847, and April 23, 1850, Mr. DOW married her sister Lydia A. This union continued upwards of forty years and afforded a home life of rare happiness. To this marriage was given one son, Charles M., who was born Aug. 1, 1853, and upon arriving at majority engaged in banking with his father. He organized the Jamestown National Bank in 1888 and has been the president of that institution from its beginning.
Excerpted from the Historical Gazetteer of Catt. Co., Adams, 1893:
Albert Gallatin DOW was born in Plainfield, Cheshire County, N. H., Aug. 16, 1808, and was the eighth of the ten children born to Solomon and Phebe DOW. The family soon removed to Hartland, Vt., and from there in 1816 to Pembroke, Genessee County, N. Y. His father died Nov. 9, 1822, and soon thereafter, in his fifteenth year, he began the battle of life upon his own account and commenced the business career which has continued uninterruptedly for seventy years. After leaving Pembroke he resided in Batavia, Genessee County, one year, and thence removed to Panama in Chautauqua County, where he remained about six months. In 1827 he removed to Silver Creek, which he made his home for about nineteen years. In 1845 he removed to Randolph, where he has since resided continuously for period of forty-seven years. In Jan., 1840, then in his thirty-second year, he entered the hardware business, having George S. FARNHAM as a co-partner. This partnership continued about a year and on its dissolution, Mr. DOW conducted a hardware store at Sinclairville about a year and a half. In the fall of 1842 he resumed the same business at Silver Creek in co-partnership with Horation N. FARNHAM and this continued until his removal to Randolph in 1845. In 1843 he opened a dry goods store at Randolph, his nephew, James NUTTING, being associated with him. This store they conducted as co-partners until 1851. Upon his removal to Randolph in 1845 he opened a hardware store in that village. He continued in this business until 1863, associating his son Warren as a co-partner in 1860. In 1860 he established a private banking business, which, after his retirement from the hardware trade, occupied his entire attention until 1880, when it was discontinued. In October, 1875, his son Charles M. became a partner in the banking business, which from that time until discontinuance was conducted under the firm named of A. G. DOW & Son . In 1881 he organized the Salamanca National Bank at Salamanca, being its principal stockholder and first president, holding that office until his resignation in April, 1890.
He was early elected to local office at Silver Creek and commencing in 1848 he was for eight years a justice of the peace at Randolph. He has served as supervisor of the town ten years and in 1863 and 1864 served in the Legislature as member of Assembly from the Second District of Cattaraugus County. In 1873 he was elected State Senator in the Thirty-second District, composed of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties, and served as such on term (1874-75). In 1850 Mr. DOW joined his neighbors in organizing Randolph Academy, which, continuing under that name until 1866, was then changed to Chamberlain Institute, and has been for upwards of forty years a great power in the intellectual and moral development of western New York.
Oct. 4, 1829, shortly after completing his twenty-first year, Mr. DOW married Freelove, daughter of Wheaton MASON, of Batavia. To them were born five children: James, born July 1, 1830 (deceased); Warren, born Jan. 15, 1833; Sarah, born Jan. 22, 1837 (deceased); Mary (Mrs. James G. JOHNSON), born Jun 12, 1842; Albert G., Jr., born April 17, 1844. Mrs DOW died Aug. 21, 1847, and April 23, 1850, Mr. DOW married her sister Lydia A. This union continued upwards of forty years and afforded a home life of rare happiness. To this marriage was given one son, Charles M., who was born Aug. 1, 1853, and upon arriving at majority engaged in banking with his father. He organized the Jamestown National Bank in 1888 and has been the president of that institution from its beginning.
Albert Gallatin DOW was born in Plainfield, Cheshire County, N. H., Aug. 16, 1808, and was the eighth of the ten children born to Solomon and Phebe DOW. The family soon removed to Hartland, Vt., and from there in 1816 to Pembroke, Genessee County, N. Y. His father died Nov. 9, 1822, and soon thereafter, in his fifteenth year, he began the battle of life upon his own account and commenced the business career which has continued uninterruptedly for seventy years. After leaving Pembroke he resided in Batavia, Genessee County, one year, and thence removed to Panama in Chautauqua County, where he remained about six months. In 1827 he removed to Silver Creek, which he made his home for about nineteen years. In 1845 he removed to Randolph, where he has since resided continuously for period of forty-seven years. In Jan., 1840, then in his thirty-second year, he entered the hardware business, having George S. FARNHAM as a co-partner. This partnership continued about a year and on its dissolution, Mr. DOW conducted a hardware store at Sinclairville about a year and a half. In the fall of 1842 he resumed the same business at Silver Creek in co-partnership with Horation N. FARNHAM and this continued until his removal to Randolph in 1845. In 1843 he opened a dry goods store at Randolph, his nephew, James NUTTING, being associated with him. This store they conducted as co-partners until 1851. Upon his removal to Randolph in 1845 he opened a hardware store in that village. He continued in this business until 1863, associating his son Warren as a co-partner in 1860. In 1860 he established a private banking business, which, after his retirement from the hardware trade, occupied his entire attention until 1880, when it was discontinued. In October, 1875, his son Charles M. became a partner in the banking business, which from that time until discontinuance was conducted under the firm named of A. G. DOW & Son . In 1881 he organized the Salamanca National Bank at Salamanca, being its principal stockholder and first president, holding that office until his resignation in April, 1890.
He was early elected to local office at Silver Creek and commencing in 1848 he was for eight years a justice of the peace at Randolph. He has served as supervisor of the town ten years and in 1863 and 1864 served in the Legislature as member of Assembly from the Second District of Cattaraugus County. In 1873 he was elected State Senator in the Thirty-second District, composed of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties, and served as such on term (1874-75). In 1850 Mr. DOW joined his neighbors in organizing Randolph Academy, which, continuing under that name until 1866, was then changed to Chamberlain Institute, and has been for upwards of forty years a great power in the intellectual and moral development of western New York.
Oct. 4, 1829, shortly after completing his twenty-first year, Mr. DOW married Freelove, daughter of Wheaton MASON, of Batavia. To them were born five children: James, born July 1, 1830 (deceased); Warren, born Jan. 15, 1833; Sarah, born Jan. 22, 1837 (deceased); Mary (Mrs. James G. JOHNSON), born Jun 12, 1842; Albert G., Jr., born April 17, 1844. Mrs DOW died Aug. 21, 1847, and April 23, 1850, Mr. DOW married her sister Lydia A. This union continued upwards of forty years and afforded a home life of rare happiness. To this marriage was given one son, Charles M., who was born Aug. 1, 1853, and upon arriving at majority engaged in banking with his father. He organized the Jamestown National Bank in 1888 and has been the president of that institution from its beginning.
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