Keywords: Charles H. Adams - Brady-Handy.jpg Adams Hon C H of NY Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Brady-Handy Photograph Collection http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/cwpbh 03875 CALL NUMBER LC-BH826- 3632 <P P>P P between 1870 1880 Creator Mathew Brady Creator Levin Corot Handy PD LOC-image cwpbh 03875 April 10 1824 - December 15 1902 was a United States Representative from New York Born in Coxsackie he attended the public schools studied law was admitted to the bar about 1845 and commenced practice in New York City He moved to Cohoes in 1850 and in 1851 was appointed with rank of colonel to Governor Washington Hunt's staff in 1851 He was a member of the New York Assembly in 1858 and engaged in the manufacture of knit underwear and in banking He retired from active business in 1870 and served as first mayor of Cohoes holding office from 1870 to 1872 He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention at Philadelphia in 1872 and served in the New York Senate in 1872 and 1873 This summary was created using Commons SumItUp en Charles_H _Adams PD-Brady-Handy Photographs by Mathew Brady and Levin Handy Adams Charles H Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York Adams Charles H |