Ebenezer Blakely (September 25, 1806 – August 21, 1889) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was a member of the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Ass ...
(Otsego Co.) in
1846
Events
January–March
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.
At the
New York state election, 1850, he ran on the
Whig and
Anti-Rent tickets for
Canal Commissioner, but was defeated by Democrat
John C. Mather.
Blakely was declared elected to the
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York, its members are elected to two-year terms with no term l ...
(18th D.), and took his seat at the opening of the
77th New York State Legislature, but his election was contested by Democrat
Adam Storing. Blakely resigned his seat on March 14, 1854, acknowledging that Storing's claim was justified, and Storing was seated.
Blakely was a
presidential elector in
1864
Events
January
* January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song "Beautiful Dream ...
, voting for
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...
and
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. The 16th vice president, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a South ...
. In 1865, Blakely was appointed a
State Assessor.
He married Lavernia C. Bundy (1819–1886), and their son Tilley Blakely (1860–1938) was appointed as District Attorney of Otsego County in 1896.
He and his wife were buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in
Otego.
Sources
''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 137f, 232 and 259; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''Documents of the State Senate'' (77th Session)(1854; pg. 53ff; No. 9 "Petition of Adam Storing, of Chenango County, claiming a seat as Senator in place of Ebenezer Blakeley")
''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; page 580)
''Manual for the Use of the Legislature''(1866; pg. 298)
''The New York Annual Register''(1835; pg. 390)
''FROM ALBANY;...Resignation of a Senator...''in NYT on March 16, 1854
''Appointments by the Governor''in NYT on September 29, 1896
External links
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1806 births
1889 deaths
Members of the New York State Assembly
New York (state) state senators
Politicians from Otsego County, New York
New York (state) Whigs
New York (state) Republicans
19th-century members of the New York State Legislature