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	Erastus Corning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Erastus Corning (December 14, 1794 – April 9, 1872), American businessman and politician, was born in Norwich, Connecticut.
		When the Utica and Schenectady Railroad was chartered in 1833, Corning got himself a seat on the board and became a major investor, and was soon president of the road.
		The railroad eventually boasted 78 miles of track, from Schenectady in the east (where the road interchanged with the smaller Mohawk and Hudson Railroad of which Corning was also a shareholder) to Utica in the west.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Erastus_Corning (1284 words)

	Mayor Erastus Corning
		Corning's loyal aide, Bill Keefe, had told Amore on short notice that there was room in the mayor's official car, the Buick with the "A" license plate.
		Corning had been hospitalized for the past seven months, spending much of that time in the intensive care unit, breathing with the aid of a respirator because of complications from emphysema and chronic lung ailments, as well as intestinal and coronary disease.
		As a result, since boyhood, Erastus Corning 2nd felt obliged to wear the uniform his father had tailored for him, and he spent a lifetime struggling to honor the suit of his father's memory and, at the same time, trying to shed its confining shape.
	partners.nytimes.com /books/first/g/grondahl-corning.html (4745 words)

	Erastus Corning Biography / Biography of Erastus Corning Biography
		Erastus Corning was born on Dec. 14, 1794, in Norwich, Conn. He was an all-round entrepreneur; at one time or another and frequently simultaneously he was a merchant, iron manufacturer, railroad contractor, railroad president, banker, land speculator, and politician.
		Corning was a primary actor in the negotiations which eventuated in the formation of the New York Central Railroad and was chosen the first president.
		Corning pioneered in the practice of making favorable contracts between his own companies, with himself as merchant and manufacturer selling supplies to his railroads; this form of business activity was highly profitable.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-erastus-corning (628 words)

	Mayor Erastus Corning: Albany Icon- Accomplishments
		Corning enjoyed wearing that designation on his sleeve as a kind of walking epitaph in his final years, and hardly a mention was made of the mayor in the media without that lengthy modifier.
		Corning's architectural obsession was the hulking shell of the derelict Union Station, where the last train stopped on Dec. 29, 1968, leaving the structure abandoned, and slowly deteriorating into a huge eyesore for downtown Albany.
		Corning's attachment to its grand edifice was partly due to his sincere interest in preserving the city's historic architecture, but he also had an emotional connection since it had been part of the New York Central Railroad, founded by Corning's great-grandfather.
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	Mayor Erastus Corning: Albany Icon
		During the denouement of the dance of death that is cockfighting, the stronger cock, its claw fitted with a razor-sharp piece of metal known as a slasher, begins clawing and pecking and shredding the other animal into oblivion in a crazed whirl of feathers and blood and primal savagery.
		Erastus was hardly in Albany at all between the ages of 12 and 22, away at Groton and Yale with summers spent in Maine.
		Erastus was a dabbler, collecting coins and stamps, cataloging ob@@hyphen@@jects from the natural world, studying history and art and literature, pursuing fishing and hunting and the outdoors -- that last being perhaps his most passionate avocation.
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	The History of New York State
		Erastus Corning, son of Bliss, son of Joseph, son of Ensign Samuel Corning, was a Democratic leader in this State, a member of three congresses and sat in the House throughout the Civil War.
		Erastus (2) died happy in the knowledge that he had two sons, Parker and Edwin, the lieutenant-governor, who were fully equipped to be his successors and the upholders of the family tradition.
		Erastus Corning (2), son of Erastus (1) and Harriet (Weld) Corning, was born in Albany, New York, June 16, 1827, and died in that city, August 31, 1897.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/state/his/bio/pt26.html (4392 words)

	The History of Corning, California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		John Corning was born in Troy, New York, in 1826.
		His uncle was Erastus Corning, president of the New York Central Railroad for many years.
		Corning, New York, was named in honor of John's uncle, Erastus, and Corning, California, was named in honor of John.
	www.catechnologies.com /corning/history/history.html (267 words)

	THE BIRTH OF A POLITICAL ALLIANCE: THE CORNINGS AND THE O'CONNELLS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		Erastus Corning Jr., the father of Edwin and Parker, frequently visited the saloon of "Black Jack" O'Connell.
		Corning was drawn to the saloon because of the O'Connell's reputation in the Capital District for breeding, raising, and fighting gamecocks.
		Edwin Corning was the youngest of the sons of Erastus Corning Jr.
	www.albany.edu /history/HIS530/democraticparty/cornings.html (1131 words)

	Mayor Erastus Corning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		Charming, cunning and controlling, Corning was the patrician front man for the durable and dictatorial Albany Democratic machine, an oligarchy formed in 1921 merging wealthy and working classes, which remains in vestigial form today.
		In this thoroughly researched and comprehensive biography, Paul Grondahl does for Erastus Corning 2nd what Robert A. Caro did for Robert Moses in The Power Broker.
		Filled with fresh insight and engaging anecdotes, this readable biography reveals the enigmatic Mayor Corning in ways even his closest associates never imagined.
	www.bhny.com /nystate/ny029.html (369 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Cornellus to Corry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. Corning, Edwin — of
		Grandfather of Parker Corning and Edwin Corning; great-grandfather of
		Great-grandson of Erastus Corning; son of Edwin Corning.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/cornellus-corry.html (1156 words)

	Corning -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		Settled in 1789, it was named in 1837 for Erastus Corning, promoter of a railroad connecting Pennsylvania coal mines with the Chemung Canal.
		Corning Incorporated (formerly Corning Glass Works), the city's chief industry, originated in 1868 as the Brooklyn…
		Corning Incorporated (formerly Corning Glass Works), the city's chief industry,...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9026352?tocId=9026352 (745 words)

	Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 97025477 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		Table of contents for Mayor Erastus Corning : Albany icon, Albany enigma / [by Paul Grondahl].
		Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog.
		Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Corning, Erastus, 1909-1983, Mayors New York (State) Albany Biography, Albany (New York) Biography
	www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/fy053/97025477.html (61 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Corning family of New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		The Political Graveyard: Corning family of New York
		Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. Erastus Corning II (1909-1983) — of Albany,
		The site opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 10, 2005.
	politicalgraveyard.com /families/1357.html (450 words)

	New York State County and Town History for sale from Hope Farm Press and Bookshop
		Erastus Corning's political career in the capital of New York State spanned 5 decades - he was elected mayor 11 times - a feat unsurpassed in American political history.
		He perfected the political machine which grew so powerful under his tenure it still survives today, and his actions impacted everyone in the state.
		Rev. Elwood Corning, (1946) This is number one of a planned series of reprints of 20th century histories of the counties of southeastern New York.
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	NYNY Index
		Mayor Erastus Corning: Albany Icon, Albany Enigma (Albany, Washington Park Press,1997)
		Hager, Robert E. Mohawk River Boats and Naviga¦ore 1820 (Syracuse, Canal Society of New York State, 1987)
		Images of America: Rochester's Corn Hill: The Historic Third Ward (Charleston SC, Arcadia, 2003)
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