History of Schaghticoke, (Rensselaer County) New York United States of America

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Josiah Masters, representative, was born in Woodbury, Conn., Nov. 22, 1763; son of James and Eunice Masters. He was graduated at Yale in 1784; was admitted to the bar, and removed to Schaghticoke, N.Y., where he practised law. He was a member of the state assembly in 1792, 1800 and 1801; associate judge of Rensselaer county, 1801-05; a Democratic representative in the 9th and 10th congresses, 1805-09; and was judge of the court of common pleas of Rensselaer county, 1809-22. He supported the war of 1812, opposed the embargo, non-intercourse and other commercial restrictions, and co-operated with De Witt Clinton in promoting the Erie canal. He died at Schaghticoke, N.Y., June 30, 1822.

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

David Buel Knickerbacker, third bishop of Indiana and 130th in succession in the American episcopate, was born at Schaghticoke, Rensselaer county, N.Y., Feb. 24, 1883; son of Judge Herman Knickerbocker, and a grandson of Col. Johannes Knicker-backer. When he entered college he adopted the orthography of the family name as in the autograph of his grandfather. He was graduated from Trinity college, A.B., 1853, A.M., 1856, and from the General Theological seminary, New York city, in 1856. He was made deacon in New York city June 29, 1856, and ordained priest, July 12, 1857, by Bishop Kemper, at Minneapolis, Minn., where he was doing missionary work. He was rector of Gethsemane church, Minneapolis, 1857-83; deputy to successive general conventions and a member of the standing committee of Minnesota for more than twenty years. He was elected missionary bishop of New Mexico and Arizona in 1877, but declined. He was active in the development of the church in Minneapolis, having built three churches in the city and five in the outlying districts. He was the founder of St. Barhahne's hospital, the Orphans' home, and the Minneapolis Athenaeum. He was consecrated bishop of Indiana in St. Mark's church, Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 14, 1888, by Bishops Coxe, Whipple, Robertson, Niles, Lyman, Scarborough, Gillespie and Seymour, together with the Most Rev. Dr. Medley, bishop of Fredericton and metropolitan. He was a tireless worker for the church under his charge, founded a boys' school at Turner, Ind., and one for girls at Indianapolis;secured an endowment of $25,000 for the episcopate of Indiana, and organized the Church Worker, a monthly publication of which he was editor. He received the degree of S.T.D. from Trinity college in 1873. He died in Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 31, 1894.

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

John Adams Quackenbush, representative, was born in Schaghticoke, N.Y., Oct. 16, 1828; son of Harmon and Elizabeth (Baucus) Quackenbush. He attended the academy at Stillwater, N.Y., and became a farmer and lumber merchant. He married, Sept. 29, 1852, Harriet Town of Schaghticoke, N.Y. He was chairman of the board of supervisors of Rensselaer county in 1862; a member of the state assembly in 1863, sheriff of Rensselaer county in 1873?76; a member of the Republican state central committee, 1887?94; and a Republican representative in 1889?93.

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