Clarkson Crosby (1817 - 1858)

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Died 22 Feb 1858 at age 40 in New York City, New York, United States

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Clarkson F. Crosby was a member of the New York State Assembly (Albany Co.) in 1845. He was a presidential elector in 1848, voting for Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore. He was a member of the New York State Senate (11th D.) in 1854 and 1855. While in the Senate, he served on the Select Committee. On September 8, 1838, he married Angelica Schuyler (1820-1896), daughter of John Schuyler (1768-1843) and Maria Miller (1784-1832). They lived in Watervliet, New York and had three children, including:[5] John Schuyler Crosby (1839-1914), Governor of Montana Territory.[5] Harriet Clarkson Crosby (1843-1895), who married William Augustus Thompson (1834-1903)[6] Eliza Maria Crosby (1857-1884), who married William M. Alexander (1845-1872) and Thaddeus Alexander Snively (1851-1913)[5] He was buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarkson_F._Crosby
• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough. Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858, pages 137, 140, 230, 268, 331.
• The New York Times.February 23, 1858. Obituary Notices; Hon. CLARKSON F. CROSBY