| LC control no. | nr 92016123 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Corning, Erastus, 1794-1872 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Troy (N.Y.) Corning (N.Y.) |
| Located | Albany (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1794-12-14 |
| Death date | 1872-04-09 |
| Place of birth | Norwich (Conn.) |
| Field of activity | Railroads Iron industry and trade Steel industry and trade Politics, Practical Real estate development |
| Affiliation | Utica and Schenectady Rail Road Company New York Central Railroad Company Hudson River Railroad Michigan Central Railroad Company Democratic Party (N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Merchants Capitalists and financiers Industrialists Politicians Mayors Legislators--United States |
| Found in | Campbell, A. Report on a direct route, 1836: p. 7 (the Hon. Erastus Corning, mayor of the city of Albany) WwasW in Amer., 1607-1896 (Corning, Erastus, railroad exec., congressman; Dec. 14, 1794-Apr. 9, 1872) Dictionary of American biography, vol. 4 : p . 446-447 (Erastus Corning; born December 14, 1794 at Norwich, Conn.; died April 9, 1872; merchant, financier, industrialist, politician; came to Albany in 1814 after serving an apprenticeship at Troy, N.Y.; began with a hardware store, then purchased a foundry and rolling mill, first to make nails, then enlarged in partnership with John F. Winslow; promoter and president of the Utica & Schenectady Railroad, 1833-1853; first president of the New York Central Railroad, 1853-1864; director of the Hudson River Railroad, Michigan Central Railroad and other railroad companies; organized Corning Land Company in 1835 and founded Corning, N.Y.; four-term mayor of Albany; leader in the state Democratic Party; state senator, 1842-1846; U.S. representative, 1857-59, 1861-63) |
| Associated language | eng |
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