Alonzo Barton Hepburn:
St. Lawrence Plaindealer
May 9, 1939
Hepburn, Alonzo
Barton, 1846–1922,
American legislator and banker, b. Colton, St. Lawrence co., N.Y. He
served (1875–80) in the New York state legislature and became chairman
of the legislative committee to investigate railroad rate
discrimination. The published proceedings of this committee—popularly
called the Hepburn Report—strongly influenced subsequent corrective
legislation and helped bring about the adoption (1887) of the federal
Interstate Commerce Act. Later Hepburn devoted himself to banking
(Chase) and to
government fiscal administration. Read more about him by clicking
here:
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From Wikipedia:
Alonzo Barton Hepburn
(July
24,
1846-1922)
was born in
Colton,
St. Lawrence County, New York. A descendant of a
Scottish emigrant to the
United States in the colonial era of the
eighteenth century, he was a Professor of
Mathematics at St. Lawrence Academy, before practicing
law in his hometown.
After work as a lawyer he
served in the
New York State Assembly from
1875-1880,
becoming chairman of the Legislative Committee to
Investigate Railroad State Discrimination. The final
report of this committee, commonly called the "Hepburn
Report" influenced future legislation which helped with
the adoption of the federal
Interstate Commerce Act in
1887.
Hepburn later was
appointed as superintendent of the New York State
Banking Department by Governor
Alonzo B. Cornell. He then served as National Bank
Examiner for the cities of
New York and
Brooklyn before his appointment as
Comptroller of the Currency by President
Benjamin Harrison.
After leaving the office
of Comptroller he worked in the field of banking,
becoming the president of the
Third National Bank of New York then the
Vice-President of the
National City Bank in
1897 when the Third National Bank merged with other
banks to form that company. He then became the President
of the
Chase National Bank.
In
1906 he was given a honorary degree by
St. Lawrence University.
Somewhat of a
philanthropist, Hepburn donated funds to allow for the
construction of a
library for each school he served as a District
Superintendent.
A prolific writer on the
economy and financial matters, he wrote the books
"History of Coinage and Currency in the United States:
Perennial Contest for Sound Money" (1903),
"A History of Currency in the United States" (1915),
and "Artificial Waterways and Commercial Development".
He also regularly contributed to magazines and
periodicals
A
Barton Hepburn started a the Canton Lumber Company in
the 1880s and started the Stillwater Hunting Club in
Clare.
See SLU Photos for Dean Eaton Hall for info on Emily L.
Eaton Hepburn (2nd wife)
See Colton Photos for picture of Hepburn Library
1850 Colton Census - Hepburn Family
John Douglas 56 Joiner (pg
067 line 42), Sophronia Douglas 43,Algernon L
Hepburn 7 born Vt, Charles L
Hepburn 4 born NY
Phinney Hepburn 53 - born NY - Joiner (pg
068a line 57 & 58,) Mary Hepburn 52 born NH
Zina Hepburn 53 born Vt - Farmer, Beulah Hepburn 43 born NY, Chloe 20, George 18, Cordelia 16, Edwin
13, Hawley
10, Harriett
7, Barton 3
(Probably A Barton Hepburn based on age), Myron
12 mo
Rootsweb
link: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jhulme&id=I3366
You can find J Douglas and Z Hepburn on the Colton Village on the 1858 Map.
A Barton Hepburn was struck by a bus in January 1922 and died a few days
later
Grave:
Evergreen Cemetery, Canton NY:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=641124&GRid=11502349&CScnty=2022&CSsr=41&
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