History of Springfield, (Otsego County) New York United States of America

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Silas Belden Dutcher, banker, was born in Springfield, N.Y., July 12, 1829; son of Parcefor C. and Johannah Low (Fink) Dutcher. He was educated at the district school and for one term attended Cazenovia academy. He then taught school during the winters of 1845-51, engaged in railroading, 1851-55, and in mercantile business in New York city, 1855-69 He was a supervisor of the city and county of New York, 1861-62, supervisor of internal revenue, 1868-72; pension agent at New York city, 1872-75; appraiser of the port of New York, 1877-80; superintendent of public works of New York state, 1880-83; president of the Union dime savings bank, New York city, 1884-91; commissioner to frame the charter of Greater New York, 1896-97, and president of the Hamilton trust company, Brooklyn, N.Y., from 1891.

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

Andrew Oliver, representative, was born in Springfield, Otsego county, N.Y., Jan. 16, 1815; son of William Morrison and Eleanor (Young) Oliver, and grandson of the Rev. Andrew Oliver. His parents removed to Penn Yan, N.Y., in 1818, where he was prepared for college. He matriculated at Hamilton in 1831, left in 1833, and was graduated at Union college, A.B., 1835, A.M., 1838. He studied law under his father and practised with him in Penn Yan, 1838-44. He succeeded his father as judge of the court of common pleas of Yates county, serving, 1844-47; was County judge and surrogate under the constitution of 1846, 1847-52, and a Democratic representative from the twenty-sixth New York district in the 33d and 34th congresses, 1853-57, but on questions of national policy voted with the Whigs. He was defeated as the American candidate for representative in the 35th congress in 1856, and in 1857 resumed his law practice in Penn Yan. In 1871 he was elected county judge and surrogate by the Democrats of Yates county for the term 1872-77; was defeated for county judge by William S. Briggs in 1877, and for state senator by George P. Lord in 1881. He was married in June, 1873, to Mrs. Catharine C. Dusinbery, who died childless in 1886. He died in Penn Yan, N.Y.. March 6, 1889.

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