New York Legislators, 1876

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, February 24, 1876

Our Legislators

We copy from the Albany Argus Almanac, the following sketches of our Senator and Member of Assembly, as well as that of the Senator from the Twenty-Seventh District (Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben) a native of Chenango:

William C. Lamont

The representative of the Twenty-third Senatorial District is William C. Lamont, who is serving his first term as a Senator.  He was born in Charlotteville, Schoharie County, in which he now resides on the 25th of November 1837.  His education was obtained at the Jefferson and Schoharie academies and for a considerable time he followed farming, afterward embracing the study of the law, which profession he has followed with success since 1853.  In 1839 he was elected to the Assembly, serving with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents.  He held the position of County Judge of Schoharie County from January 1, 1864, to October 21, 1871.  In politics he is and always has been a consistent Democrat but does not cherish very strong party preferences.  Judge Lamont is of French extraction, as his name indicates.  His great grandfather was a soldier int he Revolution, and after the close of the war emigrated from Columbia to Schoharie County.  He was elected to the present Senate by a plurality of 203 over William H. Engle, Republican.

Isaac Fuller

Who represents the County of Chenango, was born in the city of New York, June 18, 1817.  His education was obtained at a private academy in the city of his birth.  He was formerly a mechanic, but is now an extensive dealer in furniture, at Sherburne, N.Y.  He removed from the city of New York in September 1843 to Sherburne.  In politics Mr. Plumb was originally a Democrat; then from 1848 to 1856 a free soiler, and since the latter year, a Republican.  In 1856 he was Justice of the Peace and every year since 1855 has been elected Supervisor.  Mr. Plumb's plurality over Daniel M. Holmes, Democrat, who had been a member of the previous Legislature was 691.

George B. Bradley

The representative for the twenty-seventh Senatorial District is George B Bradley, who is a native of Greene, Chenango County [NY], where he was born February 5, 1825.  He was a candidate for the position he now holds in 1871, but made an unsuccessful though gallant fight, his opponent being elected by a majority of seven.  Mr. Bradley was renominated in 1873 by the Democrats and liberal Republicans, and it is a fact worthy of note that his Republican opponent in the previous canvas, Hon. Gabriel T. Harrower, was one of his most earnest supporters.  Mr. Bradley was elected by a handsome majority of 2,859 over Eaton N. Frisbie.  Senator Bradley spent a number of the early years of his life upon his father's farm in Chenango County and after receiving a good common school and academic education he studied law and was admitted to practice.  For a period of nearly twenty-five years he has occupied a prominent place at the bar of this State, being considered one of its ablest lawyers. Senator Bradley was a member of the Constitutional Commission and served in that body with distinction.  He was last year a member of the Committee on Judiciary, State Prisons and Privileges and elections.  he was elected to the present Senate over Levi Averill by a plurality of 2,570