Chauncey Depew
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United States Senator from New York |
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In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Murphy, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James A. O'Gorman |
| Secretary of State of New York | |
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In office January 1, 1864 – December 31, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | Horatio Ballard |
| Succeeded by | Francis C. Barlow |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the Westchester County, 3rd District district |
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In office January 1, 1862 – December 31, 1863 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Camp |
| Succeeded by | George A. Brandeth |
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Chauncey Mitchell Depew April 23, 1834 Peekskill, New York |
| Died | April 5, 1928 (aged 93) New York City, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
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Elise A. Hegeman (m. 1871; w. 1893) May E. Palmer (m. 1901; d. 1928) |
| Parents | Isaac Depew Martha Minot Mitchell |
| Education | Peekskill Military Academy |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Profession | Politician |
Chauncey Mitchell Depew (April 23, 1834 – April 5, 1928) was an attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests, president of the New York Central Railroad System, and a United States Senator from New York from 1899 to 1911.
Depew was born on April 23, 1834 to Isaac Depew (1800–1869) and Martha Minot (Mitchell) Depew (1810–1885). His father was a merchant and farmer; pioneer in river transportation between Peekskill and New York; son of Abraham Depew, who served in the Revolutionary Army, and Catherine (Crankheit) Depew, great-grandson of Captain James Cronkite of the Continental Army; descendant of François DuPuy, a French Huguenot, who came to America about 1661, settled first in Brooklyn, N. Y., and in 1685 bought land from the Indians at the present site of Peekskill. His mother was the daughter of Chauncey Root Mitchell, a lawyer, and Ann (Johnstone) Mitchell; granddaughter of the Rev. Justus Mitchell (BA 1776); great-granddaughter of the Rev. Josiah Sherman (B A. Princeton 1754, honorary M.A. Yale 1765), who served as a Chaplain with rank of Captain in the Revolutionary War and who was the brother of American founding father Roger Sherman; descendant of Matthew Mitchell, who came to Boston from England in 1635, descended also from Capt. John Sherman, an English officer, who was born in Dedham, Essex County, in 1615, and from the Rev. Charles Chauncey (B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge, 1613), who came to Plymouth in 1637 and was the second president of Harvard.
He attended Peekskill Military Academy for 12 years. During his college years at Yale University (from 1852 to 1856), Depew joined many clubs and won several honors: second dispute appointments Junior and Senior years; speaker at Junior Exhibition and Commencement; member of the Thulia Boat Club, Linonia (third president), Kappa Sigma Epsilon, Kappa Sigma Theta, Psi Upsilon, and Skull and Bones.
After graduating from Yale, Depew entered the office of Edward Wells, a lawyer in Peekskill, as a student. Depew then read law with William Nelson of Peekskill, New York from 1856–58. He was admitted to the bar in March, 1858; opened an office and practiced in Peekskill until 1861. For a few months Depew engaged in the brokerage business in New York City as member of firm of Depew & Potter, but then resumed his law practice in Peekskill. Depew later moved to New York City. During the American Civil War, Depew served as Adjutant of the 18th Regiment, New York National Guard, and later Colonel and Judge Advocate of the 5th Division, on the staff of Major General James W. Husted of the New York Guard.
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