Archibald McIntyre

Archibald McIntyre (born June 1, 1772 in Kenmore , Scotland , † May 6, 1858 in Albany , New York ) was an American trader and politician .

Career

Archibald McIntyre, son of Ann Walker and Daniel McIntyre, was born during the reign of King George III. born in the traditional Scottish county of Perthshire . The family emigrated to the Thirteen Colonies in 1774 . His childhood was overshadowed by the War of Independence . Nothing more is known about his youth.

He sat in the New York State Assembly for Montgomery County from 1798 to 1799, 1800, 1800 to 1801, 1802, 1804, 1812, and 1820 to 1821 . From 1801 to 1806 he was Deputy Secretary of State and from 1806 to 1821 New York State Comptroller . He sat in the New York Senate in 1822 for the Middle District and from 1823 to 1826 for the 4th District (45th to 49th  New York State Legislature ). In the presidential elections in 1828 and 1840 he served as an elector .

As a partner to his brother-in-law David Henderson, he operated iron ore mines in and around North Elba, New York, including the North Elba Ironworks, the McIntyre Mine and the Adirondack Iron Company. He also participated in the early development of Jersey City ( New Jersey ).

From 1821 to 1834 he ran lotteries in New York and other states with his partner Henry Yates, brother of the Governor of New York Joseph C. Yates . Among other things, they sold tickets for the Union College Lottery, which led to a dispute that was not decided until 1854.

On May 20, 1842, the Ithaca and Owego Railroad was sold in a public auction by the Comptroller in Albany to Henry Yates and Archibald McIntyre for $ 4,500  , plus $ 13,500 for equipment. Yates and McIntyre reorganized the railroad on April 13, 1843 to become Cayuga and Susquehanna Railroad Company . In 1849 they sold this to the Leggett's Gap Railroad , which later became part of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad .

He was buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York, of which he was one of the first trustees .

Honors

The MacIntyre Mountains in the Adirondack Mountains are named in his honor.

literature

• Jenkins, John Stilwell: History of political parties in the State of New-York , Alden & Markham, 1846, p. 267
• Union College and Dr. Nott , The New York Times, Jan. 7, 1854
• The New York civil list , Weed, Parsons and Company, 1858, p. 34
• Time's Changes , The New York Times, May 7, 1858
• The Living Age , Vol. 57, 1858, p. 562
• The MacIntyre, McIntyre and McIntire clan of Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and New England , RH McIntire, 1949
• Aitken, Hugh GJ: Yates and McIntyre: Lottery Managers , The Journal of Economic History, Volume 13, No. 1, Winter 1953, pp. 36-57

Web links

• Archibald McIntyre on The Political Graveyard website
• Scripophily.com: State of New York 7% Stock 1815 - signed by Archibald McIntyre