"Pioneer Patriarch of Buffalo"
— May 15, 1777 - November 10, 1857 —
Born in Beckett, Massachusetts, Williams College class of 1799, first lawyer west of the Genesee River.Escaped captors during the War of 1812. Buffalo board of trustees president in 1816, founding member of the Buffalo Harbor Company, first Judge of Erie County Court of Common Pleas in 1823, Federalist Presidential Elector in 1828, appointed Mayor of Buffalo in 1838, father-in-law of Brigadier General Albert James Myer, instrumental figure in establishing the City of Buffalo and Erie CountyHM Number | HM18IN |
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Date Added | Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 2:56am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 674245 N 4755573 |
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Decimal Degrees | 42.93288333, -78.86460000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 55.973', W 78° 51.876' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 55' 58.38" N, 78° 51' 52.56" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 716 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 101-149 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14214, US |
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