Джордж Ашер Стивенс

Джордж Ашер Стивенс (7 июня 1856 г. - 17 сентября 1920 года) был американским менеджером и политиком из Нью -Йорка.

Жизнь

Стивенс родился 7 июня 1856 года в Блэк Брук, Нью -Йорк , ^{[ 1 ]} Сын Ламбермана Кертиса Стивенса и Люси Шерман. ^{[ 2 ]}

После того, как отец Стивенса умер, когда ему было семь лет, он переехал со своей матерью и братьями и сестрами к реке Саранак . Когда ему было двенадцать, он переехал в Au Sable Forks , где летом работал на ферме и посещал школу зимой. Когда ему было четырнадцать лет, он начал работать в отеле своего отчима во Франклин-Фолс . Три года спустя он устроился на работу в качестве путешествующего продавца в компании Isham Wagon в Платтсбурге . В течение следующих двух лет он путешествовал по Нью -Йорку и Новой Англии на эту работу. ^{[ 2 ]}

While hunting with his brother John, a machinist, Stevens camped on the site of the future Loom Lake House and decided to enter the hotel business with his brother. The two broke camp and found a Mr. Nash wanted to sell the Excelsior House in Lake Placid. In 1877, they bought the hotel with financial help from some friends and renamed it the Stevens House. Initially, John ran it on his own while Stevens took a business course. In 1880, the two brothers began running it together. In 1905, John retired and Stevens became the sole proprietor of the hotel until his death. The hotel consisted of 500 acres of land. He was a member of the executive committee of the New York State Hotel Men's Association and president of the Bank of Lake Placid from its organization until his death.^[3] He was also First Vice-President of the Adirondack Hotel League and President of the Shore Owners' Association.^[2]

Stevens was town supervisor from 1875 to 1876. In 1892, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Essex County. He served in the Assembly in 1893^[4] and 1894. In the Assembly, he presented bills for the improvement of highways through Essex County and the Adirondack Park. He also introduced a large number of bills related to the Adirondacks, including one to settle a dispute between the State and claimants of state-owned land, another to appropriate a million dollars to purchase Adirondack land for a state park, and a third to provide the redemption of land held by the State under a tax title.^[5] He was a presidential elector in the 1904 presidential election.^[6]

Stevens was a member of the Freemasons.^[7] He was an Episcopalian.^[2] In 1887, he married Frances J. Flanders. Their children were Apollos, J. Hubert, Raymond Flanders, and Curtis Palmer.^[3]

Stevens died at home from heart disease on September 17, 1920.^[8] He was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Au Sable Forks.

References

^ "George A. Stevens is Dead". Ticonderoga Sentinel. Vol. 47, no. 40. Ticonderoga, N.Y. 23 September 1920. p. 8 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Biographical Review: This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Clinton and Essex Counties, New York. Boston, M.A.: Biographical Review Publishing Company. 1896. pp. 500–501 – via Google Books.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Greene, Nelson, ed. (1931). History of the Valley of the Hudson, River of Destiny, 1609-1930. Vol. V. Chicago, I.L.: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 710–712 – via Internet Archive.
^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1893). The Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 168–169 – via Google Books.
^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1895). The Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 164–165 – via Google Books.
^ "To Cast Vote To-morrow". New-York Tribune. Vol. LXIV, no. 21238. New York, N.Y. 8 January 1905. p. 3 – via Chronicling America.
^ "George Asher Stevens". The Sun and New York Herald. Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 18. New York, N.Y. 18 September 1920. p. 9 – via Chronicling America.
^ «Гео. А. Стивенс мертв» . New York Times . Тол. LXX, нет. 22883. Нью -Йорк, Нью -Йорк, 18 сентября 1920 года. С. 9 - через интернет -архив .

Внешние ссылки

Ассамблея штата Нью -Йорк
Предшествует Уолтер Д. Палмер	Ассамблея штата Нью -Йорк Эссекс округ 1893–1894	Преуспевает Альберт сорняк

[1] "George A. Stevens is Dead". Ticonderoga Sentinel. Vol. 47, no. 40. Ticonderoga, N.Y. 23 September 1920. p. 8 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Biographical Review: This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Clinton and Essex Counties, New York. Boston, M.A.: Biographical Review Publishing Company. 1896. pp. 500–501 – via Google Books.

[:1-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Greene, Nelson, ed. (1931). History of the Valley of the Hudson, River of Destiny, 1609-1930. Vol. V. Chicago, I.L.: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 710–712 – via Internet Archive.

[:02-4] Murlin, Edgar L. (1893). The Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 168–169 – via Google Books.

[5] Murlin, Edgar L. (1895). The Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. pp. 164–165 – via Google Books.

[6] "To Cast Vote To-morrow". New-York Tribune. Vol. LXIV, no. 21238. New York, N.Y. 8 January 1905. p. 3 – via Chronicling America.

[7] "George Asher Stevens". The Sun and New York Herald. Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 18. New York, N.Y. 18 September 1920. p. 9 – via Chronicling America.

[8] «Гео. А. Стивенс мертв» . New York Times . Тол. LXX, нет. 22883. Нью -Йорк, Нью -Йорк, 18 сентября 1920 года. С. 9 - через интернет -архив .

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