History of Windsor, (Broome County) New York United States of America

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Giles W. Hotchkiss, representative, was born in Windsor, Broome county, N.Y., Oct. 25, 1815. He was given a good classical education and became a lawyer in Binghamton, N.Y. He was a Republican representative in the 38th, 39th and 41st congresses, 1863-67 and 1869-71. He died in Binghamton, N.Y., July 5, 1878.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Jed Hotchkiss, topographer, was born in Windsor, Broome county, N.Y., about 1827. He removed to Staunton; Va., in 1849, where he was a mining geologist, and caused millions of dollars to be invested in coal and iron properties in Virginia. During the civil war he served as topographer for the Confederate army in Virginia and prepared the campaign maps for Lee and Jackson, being chief of staff of engineers to Gen. T. J. Jackson, and after his death on the staff of General Ewell, with the rank of major. After the close of the war he continued to make topographical maps of Virginia and West Virginia in the interest of mining industries, and his maps were the basis of the work done by the U.S. geological survey in that state. In 1882 he was selected by the legislature of Virginia to prepare the MS. left by William B. Rogers, state geologist, deceased, for publication. He was a charter member of the National Geographic society in 1888; a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, of the British Association for the Advancement of Arts and of the Royal Society of Arts in London. He died in Staunton, Va., Jan. 17, 1899.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor