Back عزرا كورنيل Arabic عزرا كورنيل ARZ عزرا کورنل AZB Ezra Cornell Esperanto Ezra Cornell Spanish Ezra Cornell Finnish Ezra Cornell French Էզրա Քորնել Armenian Ezra Cornell Portuguese Корнелл, Эзра Russian
Ezra Cornell | |
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| 1st Chairman of Cornell Board of Trustees | |
| In office 1866–1874 | |
| Succeeded by | Henry W. Sage |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office January 1, 1864 – December 31, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Lyman Truman |
| Succeeded by | Orlow W. Chapman |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the Tompkins County district | |
| In office January 1, 1862 – December 31, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah W. Dwight |
| Succeeded by | Henry B. Lord |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 11, 1807 Westchester Landing, The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1874 (aged 67) Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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Ezra Cornell (/kɔːrˈnɛl/; January 11, 1807 – December 9, 1874) was an American businessman, politician, academic, and philanthropist. He was the founder of Western Union and a co-founder of Cornell University. He also served as president of the New York Agriculture Society[1] and as a New York State Senator.
- ^ New York State Agricultural Society (March 1, 1862). "Mr. Cornell's Remarks on Taking the Chair as the Newly Elected President". Transactions of the New York State Agricultural Society. XXII - 1862. Albany, New York: 36–37.
I am very unexpectedly called upon to thank you for this expression of your confidence in electing me as the President of your Society for the ensuing year. Your partiality reposes a trust in me of which I have a grateful appreciation, though its just and proper fulfillment carries with it the most weighty responsibility.