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Cornelius Amory Pugsley

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Mr. Pugsley was President of The Field Library Board of Trustees from the date of its incorporation, April 7, 1887, until his demise September 10, 1936. In 1929, a Memorial in Books Fund was established in Pugsley's honor by his son, Chester DeWitt Pugsley, also a Field Library Trustee.
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Cornelius A. Pugsley, retired banker and philanthropist, will celebrate his eighty-sixth birthday here at his home on Friday. Although in poor health, ...
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in 1680. Pugsley attended public schools and was instructed in higher education by a private tutor. His first job was as a clerk at the
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on July 17, 1850 to Gilbert T. Pugsley and a Meeker. Cornelius was a direct descendant of James Pugsley, who emigrated from
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He married Emma Catherine Gregory on April 7, 1886 and had a son, Chester DeWitt Pugsley who was an alternate delegate to
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from 1901 to 1903. He was also President of the New York State Bankers Association in 1913. He created the
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He engaged in the banking business in 1870. He served as president of the board of trustees of the
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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
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post office, he later served as the assistant postmaster from 1867 to 1870.
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He resumed banking in Peekskill. He served as president general of the
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from New York in 1916. Emma was the daughter of John H. Gregory.
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American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration
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in 1928 to honor champions of parks and conservation.
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Sons of the American Revolution
U.S. House of Representatives
New York
16th
John Q. Underhill
Jacob Ruppert
Peekskill, New York
Peekskill, New York
Democratic
New York's 16th congressional district
Pugsley Medal
Peekskill, New York
England
Peekskill, New York
Peekskill Military Academy
Democrat
Fifty-seventh Congress
Fifty-eighth Congress
Sons of the American Revolution
1908 Democratic National Convention
Peekskill, New York
Democratic National Convention
Peekskill, New York
Carmel, New York




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