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History of Gloversville, (Fulton County) New York

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Biographies:

Biography of Lucius Nathan Littauer

Lucius Nathan Littauer, representative, was born in Gloversville, N.Y., Jan. 20, 1859; son of Nathan and Harriet S. Littauer. He removed to New York city in 1865, where he attended Chartier institute, and he was graduated from Harvard in 1878. He engaged in glove-manufacturing with his father at Gloversville, to which business he succeeded in 1882. He became an officer and director in many commercial and financial institutions. He was a Republican representative from the twenty-second district of New York in the 55th, 56th, 57th, and 58th congresses, 1897-1905.

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








New York Facts:
Tree: sugar maple
Bird: bluebird
Flower: rose
Nickname: Empire State
Motto: Excelsior (Ever Upward)
Area (sq. mi.): 49,576
Capitol: Albany
Admitted: 26 Jul 1788




Fulton County Facts:

Seat: Johnstown
Established: 1838
Formed from: Montgomery


Below is an historic public domain photo by a photographer from Gloversville NY, courtesy of Classyarts.com


Man in Gloversville New York

Some Historic Photographers from Gloversville

  • Abbott, Jordan H
  • Berghoff, Fred
  • Culver, Lizzie M
  • Dunlop, Joseph N
  • Girard, Fred
  • Hamlin, Garry B
  • Hatmaker, Frankie C
  • Hodder, Reuben
  • Larmon, William
  • Scidmore, D
  • Sidmore, David
  • Weeks, N E
Courtesy of Classyarts.com



Additional Local History Notes:

The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows:

GLOVERSVILLE, a post-village of Fulton co., New York, 40 miles N. W. from Albany. It has 2 churches, and 1 bank.






Gloversville is situated 250 meters above sea level.



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