Historical figures in Albany

The atlas holds 10 people and 14 moments here, from 1754 to 1984. The most recorded lives are Millard Fillmore, Grover Cleveland and Martin Van Buren. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Scientists, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

  1. Alexander Hamilton

    in 1780

    1 moment here

    American statesman, lawyer, revolutionary officer, constitutional convention delegate, and first U.S. secretary of the treasury.…

  2. Benjamin Franklin

    in 1754

    1 moment here

    American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

  3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    in 1929

    1 moment here

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

  4. Grover Cleveland

    from 1883 to 1884

    2 moments here

    Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.…

  5. Martin Van Buren

    from 1801 to 1815

    2 moments here

    Martin Van Buren was an American lawyer and politician who served as New York attorney general, U.S.…

  6. Millard Fillmore

    from 1829 to 1858

    3 moments here

    Millard Fillmore was an American lawyer and politician from western New York who served in the New York Assembly, the U.S.…

  7. Thomas Edison

    in 1919

    1 moment here

    American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

  8. Toni Morrison

    in 1984

    1 moment here

    Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford) was an American novelist, editor, and professor whose career moved through Ohio, Washington, D.C., New York,…

  9. William McKinley

    in 1866

    1 moment here

    William McKinley Jr. (1843–1901) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, Republican politician, governor of Ohio, and the 25th president of the…

  10. Winston Churchill

    in 1900

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

Moments

  1. 1754 Albany Congress opening Benjamin Franklin
  2. 1780 Marriage to Elizabeth Schuyler Alexander Hamilton
  3. 1801 Democratic-Republican convention Martin Van Buren
  4. 1815 Move to Albany Martin Van Buren
  5. 1829 New York Assembly service Millard Fillmore
  6. 1848 Move to Albany as comptroller Millard Fillmore
  7. 1858 Marriage to Caroline McIntosh Millard Fillmore
  8. 1866 Student at Albany Law School William McKinley
  9. 1883 Governor's correspondence from Albany Grover Cleveland
  10. 1884 Governor's-office correspondence during presidential campaign Grover Cleveland
  11. 1900 Meets Theodore Roosevelt in Albany Winston Churchill
  12. 1919 Departs Green Island on Vagabonds trip Thomas Edison
  13. 1929 Moves into New York Executive Mansion Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  14. 1984 Albert Schweitzer Chair Toni Morrison

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