Journalists -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
Joseph Warren (1829-1876) was a well-known journalist and editor of political newspapers in Buffalo, New York.
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Businessmen -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
Elam Richardson Jewett (1810-1887) was a publisher and businessman, who operated two Whig newspapers and a stationery business.
Edward L. Stevenson (b. 1806) was a businessman in Buffalo, N.Y., with interests in stagecoach and railway enterprises, and banking.
George W. Tifft (1805-1882) was a prominent businessman in Buffalo, New York, with interests in lumber, shipping, coal, rail, and banking.
W.H. Glenny (1818-1882) was a prominent businessman in the mercantile trade, specializing in crockery.
Orrin P. Ramsdell (b. 1811) was a businessman in Buffalo, N.Y., dealing in wholesale boots and shoes.
Martin H. Birge (b. 1806) was a businessman who owned a factory that manufactured wallpaper in Buffalo, New York.
Edward Holmes (b. 1800s) was a businessman and inventor who worked in the barrel-making industry with his brother, Britain.
Britain Holmes (b. 1800s) was a businessman and inventor who worked in the barrel-making industry with his brother, Edward.
Joseph Firmenich (1828-1903) was a businessman who worked in the starch industry in Buffalo, N.Y.
Bronson C. Rumsey (b. 1800s) operated a tanning shop in Buffalo, N.Y., specifically taking over the shop following his father's (Aaron) retirement.
Aaron Rumsey (b. 1800s) operated a tanning shop in Buffalo, N.Y.
Cabinetmakers -- New York (State) -- Buffalo
Abner Cutler (1802-1892) was a prominent cabinetmaker in Buffalo, N.Y., as he owned a firm that specialized in rolltop desks.
R.L. Howard (b. 1818) was a prominent businessman and leading employer in Buffalo, as he owned an Iron Works that employed 300 men.
Gibson T. Williams (b. 1813) was President of the Erie County Savings Bank, and had business interests in energy.
Alfred P. Wright (b. 1834) was a prominent businessman in Buffalo, with financial interests in grain shipping and banking.
J.M. Richmond (b. 1830) was President of the Buffalo & Jamestown Railroad from 1871-1875.
James C. Harrison (1819-1882) was a businessman in Buffalo, who was best known for helping to grow trade on Lake Erie via shipping.
Moses Smith (b. 1824) was a prominent businessman in Buffalo, with financial interests in banking and lumber.
William H. Abell (b. 1814) was a prominent businessman in Buffalo, with financial interests in banking and shipping.
John F. Moulton (b. 1841) was a prominent businessman in Buffalo, with financial interests in energy and regional infrastructure.
Sheldon Thompson (1785-1851) was Mayor of Buffalo from 1840-1841, and was the first mayor voted for by the people of Buffalo.
Albert Ziegele (b. 1818) was a prominent brewer in Buffalo, N.Y., brewing the first lager in Buffalo.
George Urban (b. 1820) was one of the more prominent flour millers in 19th century Buffalo. Urban also served in administrative capacities for the Western Savings Bank of Buffalo.
Solomon Scheu (1822-1888) was the Mayor of Buffalo from 1877-1880. Scheu was also Inspector of State Prisons in New York from 1867-1873.
Sherman S. Rogers (1830-1900) was a prominent Buffalo lawyer. Rogers served on the Constitutional Commission of 1872-73, was a member of the New York State Senate in 1875-76, and unsuccessfully ran for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1876.
Joseph G. Masten (1809-1871) was the mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving from 1843-1844 and 1845-1846.
George Coit was one of the prominent figures in early Buffalo, and was the business partner of Charles Townsend. Townsend and Coit were two of, if not the first men in Buffalo that were wealthy.
Charles Townsend (1786-1847) was one of the leading figures in early Buffalo, having helped secure the funding to build a harbor for the city. Townsend was also the Judge of Niagara County from 1813 to 1826.
Samuel F. Pratt (d. 1812) was one of the first settlers of Buffalo, N.Y., and built the first large frame house in Buffalo.
Attorneys -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Henry F. Penfield (1785-1868) served as District Attorney of Ontario County from 1829-1832, and held large real estate interests in Buffalo, New York.
Farmers -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Charles S. Rich (1850-1883) was an active farmer and businessman in the Town of Holland, who died suddenly following a brief illness.
Doctors -- New York (State) -- Erie County
John McBeth (born 1822) was a practicing physician in the Town of Wales for over thirty years.
Businessmen -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Aaron Riley (born 1806) was a businessman, law clerk, farmer, and military leader in the Town of Aurora. Riley was the commander of three regiments in The Patriot War of 1837.
Jabez Allen (born 1808) was a doctor who practiced in East Aurora, N.Y. for a half century, beginning in 1834.
Benjamin Baker (born 1817) was a fruit farmer and prominent member of the Town of East Hamburg. Baker was Loan Commissioner of the State of New York from 1872 until at least 1882.
Elisha Smith (1792-1866) was one of the first doctors in Erie County, practicing in East Hamburg. He served on the New York State Assembly in 1837 and 1844, and was the supervisor of Hamburg for 17 years.
Millers -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Isaac Long (born 1821) was a miller and a prominent member of the Town of Hamburg. Long was also a director of the Bank of Hamburg and a Baptist.
Alfred Marvel (born 1820) was a businessman who worked in the lumber trade and built a cheese factory.
Ellery S. Allen (1826-1883) was a farmer, sawmill owner, and cloth manufacturer who was a prominent member of the Town of Elma.
Clark W. Hurd (born 1806) was a partner of J.B. Briggs in his sawmill business, and was a prominent member of the Town of Elma.
Joseph Benson Briggs (born 1812) was a prominent member of the Town of Elma, where he operated a sawmill.
Public Officials -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Jonathan Stedman (born 1803) was a public official in both Wyoming and Erie Counties. He served as Highway Supervisor and Justice of the Peace in Wyoming County in the 1840s, and served as supervisor and assessor in Erie County in the 1850s.
Harrison T. Foster (1827-1889) was a prominent businessman in the Town of Marilla, N.Y.
Joseph P. Flood (born 1813) was a prominent wheat farmer in Marilla, New York.
Jesse Vaughan (1797-1874) was a farmer who served as the Town Clerk and Assessor for the Town of Cheektowaga for several years apiece.
James Hitchcock (born 1805) was a prominent dairy farmer in the town of Cheektowaga, and supplied the town of Buffalo with a great deal of its milk supply.
Coopers -- New York (State) -- Erie County
John B. Campbell (1812-1875) was cooper from the town of Cheektowaga. Over the course of his life, he served Cheektowaga as Town Commissioner, Assessor, Justice of the Peace, all for a number of years.
Chauncey Bartholomew (born 1803) was a businessman in Cheektowaga, whose business was in heavy machinery.
A.M. Dunn (born 1814) was a businessman in Williamsville and served as justice of the peace in Cheektowaga in 1882.
Apollos Hitchcock (1808-1870) was a prominent businessman in the town of Cheektowaga.
Anson Sanford (1816-1898) was a prominent farmer in Bowmansville, New York.
Samuel Potter (born 1816) began practicing medicine in Lancaster, N.Y. in 1839, and was one of the prominent doctors of Erie County for a half century.
Palmer S. Bowman (born 1810s) owned a sawmill and opened the first hotel in Bowmansville, New York, and served as justice of the peace in this town from 1862 to 1885.
Jerry Farnsworth (born 1801) was a prominent farmer who spent the majority of his adult life in Alden, New York.
Blacksmiths -- New York (State) -- Erie County
William Robinson (1814-1873) was a blacksmith from West Alden, New York. A Mason, Robinson served as magistrate of Alden from 1857-1860.
John Nice (1813-1883) was a businessman who was engaged in the profitable wood and lumber business on Grand Island, N.Y. Nice was also the first supervisor of Grand Island, serving from 1852-1856, and became increasingly involved with the Republican Party during the 1870s.
Allen, Lewis F., (Lewis Falley), 1800-1890
Lewis F. Allen (1800-1890) was a businessman, farmer, and politician who spent the majority of his life in Buffalo, N.Y. Allen was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1838-1848, and was the uncle of President Grover Cleveland.
John Simson (born 1803) was a businessman and philanthropist who lived in Tonawanda, N.Y.
Grocers -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Urial Driggs (1802-1859) was superintendent for thirty miles of the Erie Canal in Western New York. Driggs also was a grocer, and operated a dry goods store in Tonawanda, N.Y.
Reverends -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Reverend William H. Randall (1818-1874) was a Baptist Reverend who took charge of a church in Williamsville, N.Y. He volunteered from service in the Civil War and rose to the rank of Major, taking part in many prominent battles during the war.
Timothy A. Hopkins (born 1806) was a businessman and sheriff in Williamsville, N.Y. He also successfully lobbied for the draining of several thousand acres of land in Amherst, N.Y. in the 1860s.
Harry Foster Bigelow (born 1811), was an academic and fruit farmer from Amherst, N.Y.
J. Wayne Dodge (1812-1889) was a prominent farmer and miller in Lancaster, N.Y. and Clarence, N.Y.
Law Enforcement -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Timothy S. Hopkins (1776-1853) was a Brigadier General during the War of 1812, where he was stationed in Black Rock, N.Y. Hopkins also served as the Sheriff of Erie County and was a New York State Assemblyman after the war.
Livingston G. Wiltse (born 1817) was a farmer in Clarence, N.Y. Wiltse also served as supervisor of Clarence, N.Y. in 1865 and in the 1870s.
Wesley Williams (born 1825) was a farmer from the town of Clarence, N.Y.
John Kraus (born 1829) was a farmer from Erie County. Kraus worked in scientific farming, producing more profitable hybrids of wheat.
Jacob Eshleman (born 1818) was a farmer in Clarence, N.Y., and served as supervisor of this town from 1866-1873.
Merchants -- New York (State) -- Erie County
John Eshleman (born 1826) was a merchant who amassed amassed a fortune through his profitable general store.
Dr. Jared Parker (born 1803) was one of the first prominent doctors in Erie County. Parker also was a philanthropist, regularly donating large sums of his fortune to educational institutions in Western New York.
Garret B. Hunt (born 1818) was one of the first prominent members of Clarence, N.Y. A farmer, the hamlet of Hunts Corners, N.Y. in the town of Clarence is named for Hunt.
Wilber N. Hoag (born 1833) was one of the early prominent figures in Akron, N.Y., and Newstead N.Y., where he built a lumber yard.
Politicians -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Orlando Allen (1803-1874) was the mayor of Buffalo from 1848-1849. Allen also served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1850-1851 and in 1860.
Spaulding, E. G. (Elbridge Gerry), 1809-1897
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding (1809-1897) was a U.S. Representative for New York, serving from 1849-1851 and 1861-1863. Spaulding was also the Mayor of Buffalo from 1847-1848 and served as New York State Treasurer from 1854-1855.
Haven, Solomon G. (Solomon George), 1810-1861
Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) was a U.S. Representative from New York, serving from 1851-1857. He also served as the mayor of Buffalo from 1846-1847.
Colonel William A. Bird (1796-1878) was a supervisor of Black Rock, N.Y. and one of the surveyors of the U.S. and Canada border. Bird was also a president of Erie County Savings Bank and a member of the New York State Assembly.
Judges -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Samuel Wilkeson (1781-1848) was the first judge of common pleas in Erie County. Wilkeson also served as the mayor of Buffalo from 1836-1837, and served in both the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate.
Botanists -- New York (State) -- Erie County
William Hodge (1781-1848) owned the first nursery in Buffalo, N.Y. and on the Western Frontier. Hodge also built the first brick house in Erie County.
Ebenezer Johnson (1786-1849) was the first mayor of Buffalo, serving from 1832-1833 and 1834-1835. His brother, Elisha Johnson, was a mayor of Rochester, NY.
Mayors -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Lawyers -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Ebenezer Walden (1777-1857) was the mayor of Buffalo from 1838-1839. A lawyer, Walden was also elected as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1812.
Land Agents -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Joseph Ellicott (1760-1826) is best known as an agent for the Holland Land County, operating primarily out of Western New York. He also assisted his brother Andrew in planning the layout of Washington D.C.
State University of New York at Buffalo -- Periodicals.
College student newspapers and periodicals -- New York (State) -- Buffalo.
Student publications -- New York (State) -- Buffalo -- Periodicals.
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives.
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