David B. McNeil
David B. McNeil(1818 inEssex County, New York– April 15, 1897 inAuburn,Cayuga County, New York) was an American politician fromNew York.
Life[edit]
He was the son of Col. David Breakenridge McNeil (born 1787, inCharlotte, Vermont,District Attorney of Essex County from 1828 to 1833, and Collector of the Port of Plattsburgh during the administration of PresidentAndrew Jackson).
He was an invoice clerk at the Customs House inNew York CityunderCollectorsCornelius P. Van NessandCornelius V. W. Lawrence(1844–1849). Afterwards he was for seven years Clerk ofClinton State Prison.Then he worked in the office of theSecretary of State of New YorkunderDavid R. Floyd-JonesandHoratio Ballard(1860–1863). He wasWardenofAuburn State Prisonfrom January 1864 to 1865. During his administration, Auburn Prison made a profit of $16,000, whereas during the first year of his successor the prison had a deficit of $40,000. "McNeil came out of office poor. As to his successor in that respect, we leave the matter to general rumor."[1]
In1863,he ran on theDemocraticticket forInspector of State Prisonsbut was defeated byJames K. Bates.In1864,he ran again for Inspector of State Prisons but was defeated byDavid P. Forrest.In1868,he ran again, and was elected. He was in office from 1869 to 1871, but was defeated for re-election in1871byThomas Kirkpatrick.
Notes[edit]
- ^Biographical Sketches of John T. Hoffman and Allen C. Beach: the Democratic nominees for governor and lieutenant-governor of the state of New York: also, a record of the events in the lives of Oliver Bascom, David B. McNeil, and Edwin O. Perrin, the other candidates on the same ticketby Hiram Calkins & DeWitt Van Buren (1868; pages 108f)
Sources[edit]
- DEATH LIST OF A DAY,;...D. B. McNEILin NYT on April 16, 1897