History of Glens Falls, (Warren County) New York United States of America

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Obadiah Cyrus Auringer, clergyman, was born at Glens Falls, N.Y., Jan. 4, 1849. He received his preparatory education in the public schools, and afterwards extended his study in science and literature. For some years he served on a United States man-of-war in the tropics of America; engaged in farming 1875-89, and in the meantime fitted for the Presbyterian ministry under private tutors. He was ordained in 1890, and was pastor at Northwood, N.Y., 1889-'91, and of the Third Church, Troy, N.Y., from 1892. He published Scythe and Sword, poems (1887); Heart of the Golden Roan (1890); Book of the Hills (1896); The Christ (1900); and contributed poems to periodicals.

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

Orange Ferriss, representative, was born in Glens Falls, N.Y., Nov. 26, 1814. He attended the University of Vermont, but was not graduated was admitted to the bar of Warren county, N.Y., in 1840; was surrogate of the county, 1841-45; and judge, 1851-63; he was a representative from the 16th New York district in the 40th and 41st congresses, 1867-71. Subsequently he was a judge of the U.S. court of claims and an auditor in the U.S. treasury department. He received the degree of A.M. from the University of Vermont in 1868. He died in Glens Falls, N.Y., April 11, 1894.

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

Halmer Hull Emmons, jurist, was born in Glens Falls, N.Y., in 1815. He was a cousin of George Foster Emmons, naval officer. He was admitted to the bar in 1836 and practised with his father in Detroit, Mich., until 1853, when illness compelled him to abandon the active practice of his profession. He was appointed by President Grant, judge for the sixth circuit of the United States. He died in Detroit, Mich., May 14, 1877.

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

Algernon Sidney Paddock, senator, was born in Glens Falls, N.Y., Nov. 9, 1830; son of Ira A. and Lucinda (Wells) Paddock; grandson of Joseph Williamson Paddock, of Connecticut, and a descendant of John Faunce and Governor Bradford. He attended the academy at Glens Falls, N.Y., studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Nebraska territory in 1857. He was married in 1859, to Emma L., daughter of Daniel and Lucinda (Perry) Mack, of Connecticut. He settled in practice in Omaha; was an unsuccessful candidate for the territorial legislature in 1858, and a delegate to the first Republican territorial convention in 1859. He was a delegate to the Republican national convention at Chicago, May 16, 1860; secretary of the territory by appointment from President Lincoln, 1861-67, most of the time acting as governor. He was delegate to the Republican national convention of 1864; defeated as an Independent Republican candidate for representative in the 40th congress in 1866; declined the appointment of governor of Wyoming territory in 1868; removed to Beatrice, where he engaged in manufacturing and agricultural pursuits, and was elected to the U.S. senate by both Republican and Democratic votes, serving 1875-81. He was defeated by Charles H. Van Wyck in 1881; was a member of the Utah commission, 1882-86, and was re-elected to the U.S. senate for the term, 1887-93, where he was chairman of the committee on agriculture and forestry. Paddock, the county seat of Holt county, was named in his honor in 1875. He died in Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 17, 1897.

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