Sumner Baldwin (March 8, 1833 in

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, Tompkins County, New York – January 26, 1903) was an American merchant, banker and politician from

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Life

He attended the common schools. In 1856, he removed to Wellsville, and became a partner in his brother's grocery store. In 1866, the brothers sold the store, and engaged in

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instead. In 1869, they sold the tanning plant, and opened the Bank of Wellsville. In politics, he was a Republican. He was Supervisor of the Town of Wellsville for seven years. He was a member of the

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(Allegany Co.) in

1876 Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs i ...

and

1877 Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sio ...

. He was a member of the

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(27th D.) in

1882 Events January–March * January 2 ** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates. ** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in ...

and

1883 Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * Ja ...

Sources

''Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York''
compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 291 and 375f)
Sketches of the Members of the Legislatures
in ''The Evening Journal Almanac'' (1883)
''Allegany County and Its People''
by John Stearns Minard (e-book)

References

1833 births 1903 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Wellsville, New York Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Town supervisors in New York (state) American bankers Politicians from Ithaca, New York 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American businesspeople {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub