Clarkson F. Crosby
Clarkson Floyd Crosby (November 3, 1817 – February 22, 1858)[1] was an American politician from New York.
Hon. Clarkson F. Crosby | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York State Senate from the 11th District | |
| In office January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Azor Taber |
| Succeeded by | John W. Harcourt |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from Albany County | |
| In office January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Levi Shaw Samuel Stevens Simon Veeder |
| Succeeded by | Ira Harris Thomas L. Shafer Robert D. Watson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clarkson Floyd Crosby November 3, 1817 |
| Died | February 22, 1858 (aged 40) New York City |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | John Schuyler Crosby Harriet Clarkson Crosby Eliza Maria Crosby |
| Parents | William Bedlow Crosby Harriet Ashton Clarkson |
| Alma mater | Union College |
Early life
Crosby was born on November 3, 1817. He was one of twelve children born to William Bedlow Crosby (1786–1865) and Harriet Ashton (née Clarkson) Crosby (1786–1859).[2] His parents built one of Manhattan's largest houses, modeled after a Regency house in London, that occupied two blocks on Monroe Street (now known as Rutgers Place).[3]
His paternal grandparents were Dr. Ebenezer Crosby and Catharine (née Bedlow) Crosby,[4] who both died when his father was young; thereafter his father and his brother John Player Crosby were adopted by their bachelor uncle, Col. Rutgers, whose estate was worth a million dollars in 1830.[3] His maternal grandparents were Rev. William Clarkson of South Carolina, and Catherine (née Floyd) Clarkson, herself a daughter of Gen. William Floyd,[5] a signer of the Declaration of Independence.[3]
He was a graduate of Union College, located in Schenectady, New York, "but possessing an ample fortune never followed any profession."[1]
Career
Crosby, a man of "vigorous intellect, earnest impusles, and cordial and impressive manners,"[1] was a member of the New York State Assembly (Albany Co.) in 1845. He was a presidential elector in 1848, voting for Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore.[6]
He was a member of the New York State Senate (11th D.) in 1854 and 1855.[7] While in the Senate, he served on the Select Committee.[8]
Personal life
On September 8, 1838, he married Angelica Schuyler (1820–1896), daughter of John Schuyler and Maria (née Miller) Schuyler. They lived in Watervliet, New York and had three children, including:[9]
- John Schuyler Crosby (1839–1914), who married Harriet Van Rensselaer, youngest daughter of Gen. Stephen Van Rensselaer IV, and became the Governor of Montana Territory.[9]
- Harriet Clarkson Crosby (1843–1895), who married William Augustus Thompson (1834–1903) in 1863.[10]
- Eliza Maria Crosby (1857–1884), who married William M. Alexander (1845–1872) and Thaddeus Alexander Snively (1851–1913)[9]
After an illness of several months, Crosby died on February 22, 1858 in New York City.[1] He was buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
Descendants
Through his daughter Harriette, he was the grandfather of Clarkson Crosby Thompson, who married Elizabeth Winters; William Leland Thompson, who married Martha Groome; and Angelica Schuyler Thompson, who married Elbert Scranton.[10]
Through his eldest son John, he was the grandfather of Stephen Van Rensselaer Crosby (1868–1959),[11] who married Henrietta Marion Grew (sister-in-law of J. P. Morgan Jr.);[12] and Angelica Schuyler Crosby (1872–1907), who married the diplomat John B. Henderson Jr., son of U.S. Senator John B. Henderson and Mary Foote Henderson.[9]
References
- "HON. CLARKSON F. CROSBY" (PDF). The New York Times. February 23, 1858. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- Lane, William Coolidge; Browne, Nina Eliza (1906). A.L.A. Portrait Index: Index to Portraits Contained in Printed Books and Periodicals. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- Gillotti, Susan (2013). Women of Privilege: 100 Years of Love & Loss in a Family of the Hudson River Valley. Chicago Review Press. pp. 13–14. ISBN 9780897337274. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- Greene, Richard Henry; Stiles, Henry Reed; Dwight, Melatiah Everett; Morrison, George Austin; Mott, Hopper Striker; Totten, John Reynolds; Pitman, Harold Minot; Forest, Louis Effingham De; Ditmas, Charles Andrew; Mann, Conklin; Maynard, Arthur S. (1900). The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. p. 52. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York (1916). The Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York: history, customs, record of events, constitution, certain genealogies, and other matters of interest. v. 1-. Saint Nicholas Society. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1858). The New York Civil List: Containing the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time. Weed, Parsons and Co. pp. 137, 140, 230, 268, 331. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- Hutchins, Stephen C. (1891). Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York. Weed, Parsons & Company. p. 636. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- "FROM ALBANY | DUTIES OF POLICE JUSTICES. | The Nebraska Resolutions. | OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH | STATE LANDS". The New York Times. January 25, 1854. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. 1899. p. 77. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- Reynolds, Cuyler (1911). Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included Within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 97. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- Times, Special To The New York (4 January 1959). "STEPHEN VAN R. CROSBY". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- Wolff 2003.
External links
| New York State Senate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Azor Taber |
New York State Senate 11th District 1854–1855 |
Succeeded by John W. Harcourt |
| New York State Assembly | ||
| Preceded by Levi Shaw Samuel Stevens Simon Veeder |
New York State Assembly Albany County serving with Ira Harris Leonard Litchfield 1845–1845 |
Succeeded by Ira Harris Thomas L. Shafer Robert D. Watson |