G. Hilton Scribner
Gilbert Hilton Scribner | |
|---|---|
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| Secretary of State of New York | |
| In office 1870–1873 | |
| Governor | John T. Hoffman John Adams Dix |
| Preceded by | Homer Augustus Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Diedrich Willers, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1831 Monroe County, New York |
| Died | January 5, 1910(aged 78) Yonkers, New York |
| Spouse |
Sarah Woodbury Pettengill
(m.1856) |
| Relatives | Charles Scribner,cousin |
Gilbert Hilton Scribner(April 23, 1831 – January 5, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who wasSecretary of State of New Yorkfrom 1870 to 1873.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]He was born on April 23, 1831, inMonroe County, New Yorkto Sewell B. Scribner.[1][3]he was aRepublicanmember of theNew York State Assembly(Westchester Co.,1st D.) in1871.[4]He was President of the Belt Line Street Railroad of New York.[5]In 1884, he authored an article titledWhere Did Life Begin?inPopular Science.[6]He married Sarah Woodbury Pettingill (born 1835).[7]
He attendedOberlin College,then studied law underDaniel B. Taylor.He was admitted to the bar in 1856. In 1856 he married Sarah Woodbury Pettengill inRochester, New York.He became a member of theNew York State Legislaturein 1869. In 1870 he becameSecretary of State of New Yorkand held that position until 1873.[1]
He died at his residence "Inglehurst", on Pine Street on January 5, 1910, inYonkers, New York.[8][9][1]
Family
[edit]His daughter Sarah Marguerite (b. October 8, 1876) was an artist, poet and storywriter. She married (October 8, 1902) the third son of George Hamilton Frost, Edwin Hunt Frost (b. Chicago August 23, 1874).[10]
References
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- ^abcd"Gilbert H. Scribner Dead. Ex-Secretary of State of New York and a Retired Lawyer".New York Times.January 6, 1910.
- ^"Index to Politicians:Scott-williams to Scruton".The Political Graveyard.Retrieved2008-04-22.
- ^Trevor, John B.; James B. Colgate; Yonkers Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Association (1892).Yonkers in the Rebellion of 1861-1865.
- ^"Presentation to Hon. G. Hilton Scribner".New York Times.June 7, 1871.
- ^Frost, Thomas G. (1909).The Frost family in England and America.
- ^Popular Science Monthly(1884)
- ^"Descendants of William True & Eleanor Stevens".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-22.Retrieved2008-04-23.
- ^"Death notices"(PDF).New York Times.January 6, 1910.
- ^"Gilbert Hilton Scribner".New York Times.August 6, 1910.
- ^Frost, T.G.; Frost, E.L. (1909).Frost Family in England and America, with Special Reference to Edmund Frost and Some of His Descendants.Russell Print. Company. p.162.Retrieved2015-08-27.
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