Alonzo B. Cornell
| Alonzo B. Cornell | |
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| 27th Governor of New York | |
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In office January 1, 1880 – December 31, 1882 |
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| Lieutenant | George G. Hoskins |
| Preceded by | Lucius Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Grover Cleveland |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the New York County, 11th district |
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In office January 1, 1873 – December 31, 1873 |
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| Preceded by | Rush C. Hawkins |
| Succeeded by | Knox McAfee |
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Alonzo Barton Cornell January 22, 1832 Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 15, 1904 (aged 72) Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician, Businessman |
| Religion | Quaker |
Alonzo Barton Cornell (January 22, 1832 – October 15, 1904) was a New York politician and businessman who served as 27th Governor of New York from 1880 to 1882.
Born in Ithaca, New York, he was the eldest son of Ezra Cornell, the founder of Cornell University and Mary Ann (Wood) Cornell. He was educated at the Ithaca Academy.
He was married to Esther Elizabeth Covert, a native of Auburn, New York on 9 November 1852.
At the age of fifteen, he began a career in the field of telegraphy, later serving as a manager in telegraph office in Cleveland, Ohio. Afterwards, he owned steamboats on Cayuga Lake from 1862 to 1863. From 1864 to 1869 he was a cashier and vice president with the First National Bank of Ithaca. He was a director of the Western Union Telegraph Company, which had been co-founded by his father, from 1868 to 1876 and was its vice president from 1870 to 1876.
He was town supervisor of Ithaca in 1864-5. From 1858 until 1866, he served as chairman of the Tompkins County Republican committee, and in 1866-7 was a member of the Republican state committee. He was one of the first commissioners for the erection of the new state capitol at Albany from 1868 until 1871. He was the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1868, but was defeated by Democrat Allen C. Beach. He was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as Surveyor of the Port of New York.
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