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

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Francis Whiting Halsey, journalist, was born in Unadilla, N.Y., Oct. 15, 1851; son of Gaius Leonard and Juliet (Cartington) Halsey; grandson of Dr. Gaius and Mary (Church) Halsey of Kortright, N.Y.; and a descendant of Thomas Halsey, who emigrated from England before 1640 and helped to found the settlement of Southampton, Long Island, one of the earliest settlements made by Englishmen in New York state. Francis prepared for college at the Unadilla academy and was graduated at Cornell in 1873, taking one of the prizes for an essay in English literature. He was assistant editor of the Binghamton Times, 1873-75; a member of the editorial staff of the New York Tribune, 1875-80; and in 1880 joined the staff of the New York Times as foreign editor and writer of book reviews. He was literary editor of the Times, 1892-96, and assumed charge of the Times Saturday review of books and art at the beginning of that department in 1896. He was married in 1883 to Virginia Isabel, daughter of Alexander Stanton and Sarah Ann Forbes of New York. He was elected president of the New York association of Cornell alumni in 1882 and was twice the candidate of New York and other alumni for trustee of Cornell in 1882 and 1883, during the alumni agitation for new methods in university management. He was elected a member of the Aldine and Cornell clubs. New York. He lectured on early American history and made addresses before the New York historical society, the New York library club and the Wyoming (Pa.) Commemorative association. He is the author of: Two Months Abroad (1878); and An Old New York Frontier, an historical work. He also issued anonymously, Virginia Isabel Forbes, a memoir of his wife, printed privately in 1900. He wrote an extended introduction for a volume of family history entitled Thomas Halsey of Hertfordshire, England and Southampton, Long Island; and made contributions on historical subjects and travel to several periodicals. In 1902 he joined the staff of D. Appleton & Co. publishers, as literary adviser.

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

Charles Elihu Hackley, physician, was born in Unadilla, N.Y., Feb. 22, 1836; son of Archibald and Eliza (Stott) Hackley. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1856, M.D., 1860. He was surgeon in the 2d N.Y. volunteer cavalry, 1861-64, and surgeon-in-chief of the 3d cavalry division of the army of the Potomac, 1864-65, during the last eighteen months of the civil war. On leaving the army he returned to the practice of his profession in New York city, where he was visiting physician of the New York hospital, 1867-86, and consulting physician to the same, 1886. He was also surgeon to the New York eye and ear infirmary, 1865-75, anti clinical professor of the diseases of the eye and ear at the Women's medical college, 1870-76. He was married, Dec. 16, 1867, to Emma Weth-erby, daughter of Gabriel Kent of New York city. His literary work includes: a translation of Diseases of the Eye, by Stellwag (1867), of Surgical Pathology by Billroth (1871), and of Niemeyer's Textbook of Practical Medicine, in collaboration with George H. Humphreys, M.D. (1869); besides contributions to periodicals and to Wood's Reference Handbook of the Medical Sciences. He retired from the practice of medicine in 1896 and made his residence at Unionville, Conn.

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

Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, soldier, was born in Unadilla, N.Y., Feb. 20, 1827. His early education was received at the village schools and academy, and in 1843 he entered Geneva college, where he pursued the classical course for three years. He read law in the office of Judge Noble of Unadilla, was admitted to the New York bar in 1848, and, after practising for a time, removed to Fond-du-Lac, Wis. From 1845 to 1856 he served as district attorney of Fond-du-Lac county, and in 1860 was sent as a Douglas Democrat to the Charleston convention. He entered the Union army in 1861 as captain, and was successively commissioned major, Heu-tenant colonel and colonel, being mustered out of service in 1865 with the rank of brigadier-gen-eral, after having borne a gallant part during the entire war, being present in every engagement of the army of the Potomac, except the Peninsular campaign, Gettysburg, and Five Forks. In 1866 he was appointed postmaster of Fond-du-Lac by President Johnson, and in that same year was sent as a delegate to the loyalists' convention at Philadelphia. He sat in the state senate for one term, 1867-'68, and in 1868 was a delegate to the soldiers' and sailors' convention that endorsed the nomination of Horatio Seymour for president. In 1876 be was elected a Democratic representative from Wisconsin to the 45th Congress and was re-elected to the 46th and 47th congresses, serving 1877-'83. He presided over the Democratic national convention of 1884 where he seconded the nomination of Grover Cleveland in a brilliant speech. He was a representative in the 49th congress, 1885-'87, and U.S. minister to Mexico, 1888-'89. He was a delegate to the Democratic national conventions 1876-96; received the degree LL.D. from Hobart college in, 1898, and was U.S. consul general to Cuba from 1902.

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

Charles Noble Gregory, lawyer, was born at Unadilla, N.Y., Aug. 27, 1851; son of the Hon. Jared C. and Charlotte (Camp) Gregory, and a descendant of the Hon. Thomas Wells, fourth colonial governor of Connecticut, and of John Gregory, first of the name at Norwalk, Conn., long a member of the colonial legislature. His father removed to Madison, Wis., in 1858, and was a regent of the University of Wisconsin, 1869-81, and mayor of Madison. Charles was graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin in 1871, and from the law department in 1872. He studied law in his father's office and later became junior partner of the firm of Gregory & Pinney, the other two members being his father and Justice Silas U. Pinney of the supreme court of Wisconsin. He was alderman of Madison, 1882-84; a member of the board of education, 1884; and became professor of law, and associate dean of the college of law, University of Wisconsin, in 1894. He was president of the alumni association of the university; was elected a member of the general committee of the National civil service reform association and of the general council and executive committee of the American bar association, and was also made chairman of the section on legal education of this association. He edited The Tariff Reform Advocate in 1888, and is the author of published addresses and pamphlets.

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