James Mackin

James Mackin (born December 25, 1822 in Newburgh , New York , † March 1887 ) was an American trader, banker and politician .

Career

James Mackin's teenage years were overshadowed by the economic crisis of 1837 and the following years by the Mexican-American War . Mackin lived in Fishkill Landing (now Beacon ) where he worked as a dealer and real estate agent. During the presidency of Zachary Taylor , he was appointed postmaster appointed by Fishkill - a post he held for about four years. On July 8, 1858, he married Sarah E. Wiltse († 1862).

Mackin was a member of the Whig Party but joined the party after the Republican Party was formed in 1855. He was Supervisor of the Town of Fishkill in 1858 and 1859 and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1859 . In 1859 he sat for the 1st District ( Dutchess County ) in the New York State Assembly . The following years were overshadowed by the civil war. In 1872 he was President of the Village of Fishkill Landing. He sat again in the New York State Assembly in 1873, 1874, and 1875. At that time he joined the Democratic Party . In 1876 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis ( Missouri ). Mackin was New York's Treasurer of State from 1878 to 1879 . When he ran for re-election in 1879, he suffered a defeat to Republican Nathan D. Wendell .

On October 10, 1878, bank robbers attempted to rob the First National Bank of Fishkill Landing , of which Mackin was president. Mackin married Sallie Britton, daughter of James H. Britton , Mayor of St. Louis from 1875 to 1876 in St. Louis on November 13, 1878 .

Mackin served in the New York Senate for the 13th district in 1882 and 1883 .

He was buried in the cemetery of the Reformed Dutch Church in Fishkill Landing, in the same tomb as his first wife.

In 1895 his widow published her memoir, International Reminiscences.

literature

• Life Sketches of Government Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York ... , J. Munsell, 1859, p. 22
• James H. Smith: History of Fishkill , 1882
• JW Poucher: Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York , 1924, pp. 92-97
• Not The Man For Senator , The New York Times, Nov. 7, 1881

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marred , The New York Times, July 10, 1858
2. ^ Mistaken Bank Robbers , The New York Times, October 11, 1878
3. ^ Treasurer Mackin's Wedding , The New York Times, November 17, 1878
4. ^ A Republican Majority , The New York Times, Nov. 9, 1881
5. ^ Funeral of James Mackin , The New York Times, March 10, 1887
6. ↑ International Reminiscences Of A Society Woman , The New York Times, November 17, 1895

Web links

• James Mackin on The Political Graveyard website