Erastus Corning 2nd

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Public education
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Albany_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Albany_Institute_of_History_&_Art
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Union_College
gptkbp:awards Honorary degrees
gptkbp:birthDate 1794-03-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Albany,_New_York
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Albany_Rural_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Erastus_Corning_3rd
gptkbp:civicEngagement Community service initiatives
gptkbp:community Leadership in civic organizations
gptkbp:contribution Economic_development_of_Albany
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Albany's_culture
gptkbp:deathDate 1872-02-09
gptkbp:descendant Corning family
gptkbp:economicImpact Boosted local economy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Commemorated in local history
Key_figure_in_Albany's_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Erastus Corning 2nd
gptkbp:image Erastus_Corning_2nd.jpg
gptkbp:influence Promotion of educational institutions
gptkbp:influenced Albany's_infrastructure
gptkbp:influenceOn Local politics
gptkbp:involvedIn Railroad expansion
gptkbp:knownFor Long tenure as mayor
gptkbp:legacy Corning_Tower_named_after_him
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Albany_City_Hall
gptkbp:occupation businessman
gptkbp:office Mayor_of_Albany
gptkbp:philanthropy Support for local charities
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole Public_service_in_Albany
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_H._McCarty
gptkbp:publications Speeches and writings
gptkbp:recognizedBy Historical societies
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Albany,_New_York
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:New_York_State_Assembly
Chairman_of_the_Board_of_Supervisors
gptkbp:signature Signature_of_Erastus_Corning_2nd.png
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Corning
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_W._Van_Santvoord
gptkbp:supported Infrastructure projects
gptkbp:termEnd 1841
1856
1870
gptkbp:termStart 1840
1855
1857