Elmira, New York
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) was an American politician from
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Life
He was the son of John Minier and Rachel Minier. He attended the common schools and Athens Academy. In 1838, he removed to Horseheads, in Chemung County, New York. He was Deputy Collector of canal tolls there from 1839 to 1841. In 1842, he became a teller in the Chemung Canal Bank. Then he became Principal Agent of the
Erie Railroad
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in Elmira, was private secretary of Erie Railroad President
Benjamin Loder
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, and was then hired by Alexander S. Diven to take charge of his railroad business.
On May 25, 1848, Minier married Sarah Vail Maxwell, and they had three children. In 1854, he became Cashier of the Bank of
Havana
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He was a member of the
New York State Senate
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(26th D.) in
1870
Events
January
* January 1
** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England.
** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed.
* January 3 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge be ...
and
1871
Events January–March
* January 3 – Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Bapaume – Prussians win a strategic victory.
* January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...
. In 1876, he returned to Elmira, and was later an Alderman for three terms.
He was buried at the
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