History of Windham, (Greene County) New York United States of America

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Daniel Steele, clergyman and educator, was born in Windham, N.Y., Oct. 5, 1824; son of Perez and Clarissa (Brainerd) Steele; grandson of Perez and Hannah (Simmons) Steele and of Dea, Ezra and Jerusha (Smith) Brainerd, and a descendant of Daniel Brainerd, the first American ancestor brought from England by the Wyllys family in 1649, when eight years old, to Hartford, Ct. Jerusha Smith was granddaughter of Hezekiah Brainerd (father of David the missionary) and Dorothy Hobart, the granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Whiting and Elizabeth St. John, of Royal descent. Daniel Steele was graduated from Wesleyan university at Middletown, Conn., in 1848, and was a tutor of mathematics there, 1848-50. He was married, Aug. 8, 1850, to Harriet, daughter of the Rev. Amos and Caroline (Wilder) Binney of Hingham, Mass. He preached in Fitchburg, Leominster, Dorchester (2d M.E. church), Boston, Malden, Springfield and Holliston, 1851-62. He was professor of ancient languages at Genesee college, 1862-69; acting president there, 1869-71, and when Genesee college became a part of Syracuse university, he was vice-president, 1871-72, and acting chancellor at commencement exercises in 1872. He preached in Boston, Auburndale, Lynn, Salem and Peabody, 1872-89, and was professor of systematic, exegetical and practical theology (three different chairs) in Boston university, 1884-93. He received from Wesleyan university the degrees A.M., 1851, and D.D., 1868. Besides many magazine articles and pamphlets, he is the author of: Commentary on Joshua (1873); Binney's "Theological Compend" Improved (1874); Love Enthroned (1875); Milestone Papers (1878); co-author of: The People's Commentary on the New Testament (1878); Commentary on Leviticus and Numbers (1891); Half Hours with St. Paul (1895); Defence of Christian Perfection (1896); Gospel of the Comforter (1897); Jesus Exultant (1899); A Substitute for Holiness (1899); Half Hours with St. John's Epistles (1901).

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

Washington Hunt, governor of New York, was born in Windham, N.Y., Aug. 5, 1811; son of Sanford and Fanny (Rose) Hunt. In 1818 his father removed to Portage, N.Y. He was educated at the common schools; studied law, 1829-34, and became a lawyer in Lockport, N.Y. He was married, Nov. 20, 1834, to Mary H., daughter of Henry Walbridge, of Ithaca, N.Y. He did not engage actively in practice as his time was fully occupied with the care of Iris landed interests. He was the first judge of Niagara county in 1836. He was a representative in the 28th, 29th and 30th congresses, 1843-49, being chairman of the committee on commerce in the Both congress and declining to be a candidate for a fourth term. He was state controller, 1849-50; and governor of the state, 1851-52, being defeated for re-election in 1852 by Horatio Seymour. He then retired to his farm near Lockport. He was temporary chairman of the last Whig national convention in 1856; was chairman of the Democratic national convention at Richmond, Va., June 21, 1860, that nominated Bell and Everett, where be declined the nomination for Vice-President of the United States; was a delegate to the Democratic national convention of 1864, and to the National Union convention in 1866. He was a prominent lay delegate to tire conventions of the Protestant Episcopal church. He received the degree of LL.D. from the University of Rochester in 1851. He died in New York city, Feb. 2, 1867.

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