| 词条 | Elliot Cowdin |
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LifeElliot C. Cowdin was the son of Angier and Abiah (Carter) Cowdin. He born in on August 8, 1819, in Jamaica, Vermont, but grew up mainly in Boston, Massachusetts, where the family moved to after his father's death. Cowdin became involved in the silk trade in the 1840s and, in 1852, he moved to New York City to establish his own business, Elliot C. Cowdin & Company, an importing firm that specialized in "ribbons, silks, flowers and other Paris novelties."[1] The business had a branch office in Paris, France and Cowdin maintained a second home there. He was also active in politics; as a speaker and lecturer; and in several civic organizations, including the New York Chamber of Commerce, the New England Society of New York, the Bedford Farmers' Club, and the Union League, which he had helped to found.[1] Cowdin married Sarah Katharine Waldron (1827-1903), the daughter of Samuel W. and Martha (Melcher) Waldron, on September 13, 1853. They had six children: Katharine W., John Elliot, Martha G., Winthrop, Alice, and Elliot. Elliot Cowdin died at his home in New York on April 12, 1880. Political careerCowdin held some appointed posts in government, including that of U.S. Commissioner to the Paris Expedition in 1867. He was also a member of the 100th New York State Legislature in 1876, elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican representative of the 11th District (New York County). His interests as an Assemblyman, as indicated by the bills he introduced, included government reform, taxation and finance, and trade and commerce.[1] Cowdin served just one term, declining afterward to run for reelection.[2] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Elliot Christopher Cowdin (finding aid)|url=http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc22723.htm|work=New York State Library|accessdate=24 March 2014}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Elliot C. Cowdin Dead |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1880/04/13/98895262.pdf|accessdate=24 March 2014|newspaper=New York Times|date=13 April 1880}} External links
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