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    Alonzo Glover Beardsley

    Birth: 7-11-1820

    Death: 8-14-1906

Relationships

Spouse

Beardsley, Anna Phillips

Parents

Beardsley, John

Biography

Moved to Auburn in 1836 with his parents. Read law with Hon. John Porter and together they ran a law business until 1848. One of the main organizers of the Oswego Starch Factory in 1848 and served as its treasurer and secretary for 50 years. Also also served on the board of directors of Auburn Water Works Company for 40 years and was the Director of the Cayuga County National Bank for some time. Actively involved in Auburn and had a good reputation in the town.

Brother of Nelson Beardsley and William C. Beardsley.

Letter References

Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, May 5, 1868

Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, February 13, 1861

Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, February 23, 1852

Letter from Clarence Armstrong Seward to William Henry Seward, February 13, 1852

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 22, 1852

Letter from Frances Alvah Worden Chesebro to Lazette Miller Worden, January 6, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 7, 1848

Letter from Frances Alvah Worden Chesebro to Lazette Miller Worden, August 29, 1844

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Biography: 
Moved to Auburn in 1836 with his parents. Read law with Hon. John Porter and together they ran a law business until 1848. One of the main organizers of the Oswego Starch Factory in 1848 and served as its treasurer and secretary for 50 years. Also also served on the board of directors of Auburn Water Works Company for 40 years and was the Director of the Cayuga County National Bank for some time. Actively involved in Auburn and had a good reputation in the town. Brother of Nelson Beardsley and William C. Beardsley.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Historical Records of a Hundred and Twenty Years, Auburn, N. Y.
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Joel Henry Monroe
Year: 
1913
Start Page: 
261
End Page: 
262
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https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=jt0wAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&authuser=0&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA261
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