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Claudius Rockefeller
Claudius Rockefeller (September 4, 1849 - February 1, 1918) was an American college football player and prominent lawyer. He was a member of the Rutgers team in the first ever college football game and Captain of the 1872 Rutgers Queensmen football team. He was a member of the renowned Rockefeller family. Early life and education Rockefeller was born on September 4, 1849 in Germantown, Columbia County, New York. He was the son of Phillip Herman Rockefeller and Elizabeth Miller. He received his early education aRiverside Seminary The Riverside Seminary was later called the Mountain View House, a resort hotel, and was built by his father in the early 1860s. The first meeting of the Rockefeller Family Association was held there in 1905. He graduated from Rutgers College in 1873 and from Albany Law School in 1876. While at Rutgers University, he was awarded a prize by the Philoclean Society for freshman declamation; was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society; was a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia County, New York
Columbia County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 61,570. The county seat is Hudson, New York, Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the surname of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal for the name of the United States. The county is the southern end of the Capital District (New York), Capital District of the state. History At the arrival of European colonists the area was inhabited by the indigenous peoples, indigenous Mahican, Mohican Indians. To the west of the river were the Mohawk and other four tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy, extending past what is now the border of New York state. The first known European exploration of Columbia County was in 1609, when Henry Hudson, an English explorer sailing for the Dutch, ventured up the Hudson River. An accident to his craft forced him to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
