Philip Hone

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Philip Hone on a painting by John Wesley Jarvis (1809)

Philip Hone (born October 25, 1780 in New York City , †  May 5, 1851 there ) was an American politician . He was Mayor of New York City in 1826 and 1827.

Career

Philip Hone had a successful career as an auctioneer. In doing so, he made considerable fortune. He was also a successful trader and president of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company from 1825 to 1826 . Politically, he was initially a member of the Federalist Party . In the 1830s, he then joined the Whig Party, which was then founded . He was a prominent member of New York society and was on friendly terms with many local and national politicians and other personalities of his time. These included John Quincy Adams , Martin Van Buren , Samuel Morse , Daniel Webster and John Jacob Astor , among others . But he was an opponent of Andrew Jackson . Hone was also best known for his detailed diary which he kept between 1828 and 1851. In it he describes the developments of his time, the changes in the city of New York during this era and the development of society. The diary, which is still published today, served and serves many historians as a valuable source for researching details from that time.

In 1826, Philip Hone was elected Mayor of New York City for one year by the City Council. Until 1898, the urban area essentially extended to what is now Manhattan . After the end of his time as mayor, he continued his previous activities; Hone was elected honorary member ( Honorary NA ) of the National Academy of Design , founded in the previous year, in 1827 - as a politician an exception to the architects and artists who were otherwise elected honorary members. Under President Zachary Taylor (1849-50), Hone served as a Naval Officer on the New York City Port Authority. He died on May 5, 1851.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nationalacademy.org: Past Academicians "H" / Hone, Philip Honorary 1827 ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on June 26, 2015) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nationalacademy.org

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William Paulding Mayor of New York City
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SURNAME Hone, Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1851
Place of death New York City