Isaac C. Delaplaine
Isaac C. Delaplaine | |
|---|---|
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from 's8thdistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Horace F. Clark |
| Succeeded by | James Brooks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1817 New York City,New York |
| Died | July 17, 1866(aged 48) New York City,New York |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn,New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Matilda Post (m. 1838-1866, his death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Columbia College |
| Profession | Attorney |
Isaac Clason Delaplaine(October 27, 1817 – July 17, 1866) was a lawyer and politician who was aU.S. RepresentativefromNew Yorkfor one term during theAmerican Civil War.
Early life
[edit]Delaplaine was born inNew York Cityon October 27, 1817. He was a son of John Ferris Delaplaine (1786–1854), a successful merchant (whose firm, J. F. Delaplaine & Co., subscribed to a $10,000 government loan to help finance theWar of 1812),[1]and Julia Ann (néeClason) Delaplaine (1794-1866). His brother John Ferris Delaplaine Jr. (1815–1885), served as secretary of the U.S. legation inViennafrom 1866 to 1883.[2][3]
Education
[edit]He graduated from Columbia College (nowColumbia University) in 1834. He received a gold medal for finishing first in his class, as well as silver medals for placing first in studies of: moral and political philosophy; Greek and Roman literature; and mathematics and astronomy. He received the bronze medal for second place in natural, experimental and mechanical philosophy.[4]
Delaplaine received a master's degree from Columbia in 1837. He studied law, wasadmitted to the barin 1840, and practiced in New York City.
Career
[edit]He was elected as aDemocratto theThirty-seventhCongress serving from March 4, 1861 to March 3, 1863.[5]Serving during theAmerican Civil War,Delaplaine joined most other Democrats in supportingAbraham Lincoln's war measures, but opposing the emancipation of slaves and the suspension ofHabeas corpus.
Family
[edit]In 1838, Delaplaine married Matilda Post (1821–1907).[6]They were the parents of two daughters:
- Julie M. Delaplaine (1840–1915),[7]who married attorneyGeorge Richard Schieffelin(1836–1910), the only son ofRichard Lawrence Schieffelin.[8]
- Florence Delaplaine (1849–1926),[9]who married James Hude Beekman, in 1880. After his death in 1902,[10][11]she married banker Gustav Amsinck, in 1904.[12]After his death in 1909,[13][14]she married, as his second wife,U.S. RepresentativeHamilton Fish II,son ofHamilton Fish,formerGovernor of New York,U.S. Secretary of State,andU.S. Senator,in 1912.[15][16]
Descendants
[edit]Through his daughter Julie, he was grandfather to Julia Florence Schieffelin (1867–1963), and Matilda Constance Schieffelin (1877–1963), who married two Ismay brothers, Charles Bower Ismay andJoseph Bruce Ismay(both sons ofThomas Henry Ismay),[17][18]as well as Margaret Helen Schieffelin (1870–1949), who married sportsman Henry Graff Trevor, founder of theShinnecock Hills Golf Club,[19]Sarah Dorothy Schieffelin (1875–1945),[20]and George Richard Delaplaine Schieffelin (1884–1950),[21]who married Louise Scribner,[22]a daughter of publisherCharles Scribner II.[23]
Death and burial
[edit]He died ofapoplexy(what is now called astroke) in New York City on July 17, 1866.[24]He was interred inGreen-Wood CemeteryinBrooklyn, New York.His widow died at her residence, 64West 50th Street,on September 30, 1907.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"WHEN NEW YORK AIDED WAR LOANS OF 1812".The New York Times.10 June 1917.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"MR. DELAPLAINE'S LOSS OF MIND.; THE EX-SECRETARY OF THE VIENNA LEGATION IN A LAMENTABLE CONDITION".The New York Times.4 April 1884.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"JOHN F. DELAPLAINE'S WILL.; HIS RELATIVES REMEMBERED, BUT MOST OF HIS MONEY DEVOTED TO CHARITY".The New York Times.17 February 1885.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"The Commencement of Columbia College".Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineer.Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation: 636–637. October 4–10, 1834.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"Eighth Congressional District Ratification Meeting.; SPEECHES OF F.A. TALLMADGE AND ISAAC C. DELAPLAINE".The New York Times.5 November 1860.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^ab"Died -- DELAPLAINE".The New York Times.3 October 1907.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"MRS. SCHIEFFELIN IS DEAD.; Widow of George R. Schieffelin Owned Valuable Paintings".The New York Times.29 March 1915.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"DIED -- SCHIEFFELIN".The New York Times.27 October 1910.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"DIED -- FISH".The New York Times.23 October 1926.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"DIED -- BEEKMAN".The New York Times.25 February 1902.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"Will of James H. Beekman".The New York Times.15 March 1902.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"Marriage of Delaplaine / Amsinck".New-York Tribune.4 October 1904. p. 8.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"GUSTAV AMSINCK".New-York Tribune.10 June 1909. p. 7.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"Died -- AMSINCK".The New York Times.16 June 1909.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"HAMILTON FISH'S WEDDING.; His Marriage to Mrs. Florence D.B. Amsinck to Take Place In June".The New York Times.30 April 1912.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"HAMILTON FISH AND MRS. AMSINCK WED; Ex - Assistant United States Treasurer Marries Widow in Her Fifth Avenue Home,".The New York Times.26 June 1912.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"TO BE MR. ISMAY'S BRIDE; Miss Constance Schieffelin Engaged to Sister's Brother-in-Law. War Hastens the Announcement and the Wedding to Come Before Seas Part Them".The New York Times.13 January 1900.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"MISS SCHIEFFELIN MARRIED.; The Bridegroom, Mr. C.B. Ismay, Off for South Africa".The New York Times.14 January 1900.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"HENRY GRAFF TREVOR, NEW YORK SPORTSMAN; Son of Financier and a Founder of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Is Dead at 72".The New York Times.21 October 1937.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"MISS S. D. SCHIEFFELIN".The New York Times.10 August 1945.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"GEORGE SCHIEFFELIN, SCRIBNER EX-OFFICIAL".The New York Times.21 June 1950.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"Divorces G.R.D. Schieffelin".The New York Times.1 March 1941.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"George Schieffelin, 82, Ex-Scribner Chairman".The New York Times.2 February 1988.Retrieved20 June2023.
- ^"DIED. DELAPLAINE".The New York Times.19 July 1866.Retrieved20 June2023.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress."Isaac C. Delaplaine (id: D000215)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Isaac C. DelaplaineatFind a Grave
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