OVERVIEW:

BORN:
May 31, 1810,
Pompey Hill, New York

DIED:
February 12, 1886 (age 75)
New York City, New York

EDUCATION:
Geneva Academy (now Hobart and William Smith Colleges)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1832:
Admitted to New York Bar
1833:
Moved to Albany, New York 
1842:
Mayor of Utica, New York
1842-1845:
Member, New York State Assembly
1845:
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
1853-1854:
Governor of New York
1854:
Defeated for Reelection,
Moved to a farm in Deerfield, Oneida County, New York
1863-1864:
Governor of New York 
1868:
Democratic Nominee for President,
Defeated by Ulysses S. Grant

RESOURCES:
New York State Library
New York  Hall of Governors
Wikipedia

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