Charles T. Saxton
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Charles Terry Saxton(July 2, 1846 inClyde,Wayne County, New York– October 23, 1903 inRochester,Monroe County, New York) was an American lawyer and a RepublicanpoliticianfromNew York.
Life and politics
[edit]He was the son of Daniel Saxton and Eliza A. Saxton. He was educated at the Clyde High School. He was a member of the Young Men's Debating Club in Cortland (which later became theDelphic Fraternity.)
In 1861, he joined the 19th Regiment of New York Volunteers, and finished theAmerican Civil Waras amajor.He fought in theRed River Campaignand in theBattle of Port Hudson.Afterwards he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was aJustice of the Peace,and President of the Village of Clyde.
He was an alternate delegate to the1884 Republican National Convention,and a delegate to the1900 Republican National Convention.
He was a member of theNew York State Assembly(Wayne Co., 1st D.) in1887,1888and1889.In 1888, as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, he took charge of the Ballot Reform Bill and secured its passage in both Assembly and Senate, but it wasvetoedby Gov.David B. Hill.The next year, he had the bill passed again, but it was vetoed again by Hill.
He was a member of theNew York State Senatefrom 1890 to 1894, sitting in the113th,114th,115th,116th(all four 28th D.) and117th New York State Legislatures(26th D.); and wasPresident pro temporein 1894. In 1890, considering the governor's objections, he made a few changes to the Ballot Reform Bill and had it passed again, and it was finally enacted. He also was largely instrumental for theElectric ExecutionBill to be passed and enacted. In 1891, he was appointed Chancellor ofUnion College,and the College awarded him thehonorary degreeofLL.D.
In the session of 1892, he made a strong but unsuccessful fight against the re-apportionment of the state, and for his refusal to vote on an enumeration bill (voting reapportionment) he and two other senatorswere declared guilty of contemptby Lt. Gov.William F. Sheehanand their names taken from the roll. But they were supported by the judiciary committee in their position, were purged of contempt and their names restored.[1] [2]
He was theLieutenant Governor of New Yorkfrom 1895 to 1896, elected on theRepublicanticket withLevi P. Mortonat theNew York state election, 1894.On November 19, 1896, his wife Helen M. Saxton died at Clyde.
On March 30, 1897, he was appointed one of the first judges of theNew York Court of Claims,to take office on January 1, 1898, for a six-year term. Until the end of 1897, this body had been the Board of Claims, with three commissioners. He was chosen Chief Judge, and died in office.
Because of his failing health, he went in late 1903 toClifton Springs, New York,but did not get better. After several weeks, he entered the City Hospital at Rochester, and died a week later.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^""Senators in Contempt""(PDF).Timesmachine.nytimes.1892-01-15.Retrieved2022-03-06.
- ^"The Argus Almanac: A Political and Financial Annual".Books.google.1889.
External links
[edit]- His career, in NYT on September 19, 1894 (giving birthdate erroneously as July 25)
- His wife's death notice in NYT on November 20, 1896
- Appointed to the Court of Claims. in NYT on March 31, 1897
- Obit in NYT on October 24, 1903
- "Grip's" historical souvenir of CortlandGrip'sHistorical Souvenir of Cortland, 1899.
- Cortland Evening Standard, Fri., April 12, 1895.
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- 1846 births
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- Lieutenant governors of New York (state)
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- Union Army officers
- New York (state) state court judges
- Majority leaders of the New York State Senate
- People from Clyde, New York
- Censured or reprimanded members of the New York State Legislature
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American judges
- 19th-century New York (state) politicians