William H. Ludlow

William Handy Ludlow
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
In office
January 1 – December 31, 1853
Preceded byJonas C. Heartt
Succeeded byRobert H. Pruyn
Member of the New York State Assembly from Suffolk Co.
In office
January 1 – December 31, 1853
Preceded byZopher B. Oakley
Succeeded byWilliam S. Preston
Personal details
Born(1821-04-02)2 April 1821
Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Died26 September 1890(1890-09-26) (aged 69)
Oakdale, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Frances Louisa Nicoll
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(m. 1841; died 1887)​
Children6,
Parent(s)Ezra Ludlow
Rachel Seguine
RelativesWilliam Ludlow (son)
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1861–1866
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Brevet Major General
Unit73rd New York Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

William Handy Ludlow (April 2, 1821 Yonkers, Westchester County, New York – September 26, 1890 Oakdale, Suffolk County, New York) was an American politician. He was also an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Early life

Ludlow was born on April 2, 1821, in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York.[1][2] He was the son of Ezra Ludlow (1786–1861)[3] and Rachel Seguine (1788–1864),[4] who married in Staten Island on February 6, 1808.[5] His father was the architect and builder of the University of the City of New York building.[6][7]

He was a direct descendant of Roger Ludlow (1590–1664), who was elected deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and lieutenant governor of Connecticut and was the first in the family to settle in North America. His paternal grandfather, Obadiah Ludlow (Ludlam),[8] an officer of the New Jersey troops during the American Revolution,[9] was George Washington's right hand man throughout the War.[10][11] Dr. Charles Stedman Bull was the son of Ludlow's first cousin, Henry King Bull.[9] Ludlow's 4th great-grandfather, William Ludlam Sr.(1605-1665), arrived in Southampton, Long Island, about 1653. Ludlam's will is the first recorded will in New York City history.

Ludlow graduated from New York University.[10]

Career

He was a Democratic member from Suffolk County of the New York State Assembly in 1853 during the 76th New York State Legislature.[12] During that session, Ludlow was elected speaker of the Assembly with 85 votes against 39 for Jeremiah Ellsworth, the Whig candidate.[10] During his time as speaker, Governor Horatio Seymour vetoed the "Bill for Extension of the Basis of Banking Capital".[13]

In 1854, he ran for lieutenant governor of New York on the ticket with Horatio Seymour, but was defeated.[14]

He was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention.[15]

War service

He joined the 73rd New York Volunteer Infantry as a 2nd lieutenant, and was soon attached to the staff of Major General John Adams Dix and promoted to lieutenant colonel and aide-de-camp to the general.[16]

At the end of the Civil War, he was the agent for exchange of prisoners at Fort Monroe, Virginia, and was brevetted brigadier general and major general, US Volunteers, on March 13, 1865, for "faithful and meritorious services during the war".

Later career

In 1866, he was appointed as part of the State Central Committee for the State of New York to the National Union State Central Committee, representing Suffolk County.[17] Despite his retirement from politics, he continued to attend political events.[18]

After the war, starting in 1868, he was president of the Tontine Life Insurance Company of New York.[19]

Personal life

On December 9, 1841, he married Frances Louisa Nicoll (1822–1887),[20] daughter of William Nicoll (1798–1823) and Sarah Greenly, heiress of the Nicoll estate around Islip on Long Island, New York. They were the parents of six children, including:[19]

  • Nicoll Ludlow (1842–1915),[21] an admiral with the Navy[22] who was married to Frances Mary Thomas (1842–1873) and Mary McLean Ludlow (1846–1915).[23]
  • William Ludlow (1843–1901),[6] who married Genevieve Almira Sprigg (1842–1926), daughter of James Rolfe Sprigg, on January 23, 1866.[24][11]
  • Newton Perkins Ludlow (1846–1858), who died young.[19]
  • Francis Lewis Ludlow (b. 1850)[19]
  • Louise Nicoll Ludlow (1866–1947)[19]

In 1889, he sold "Oakdale Farm", a 400-acre (1.6 km2) estate, to Frederick Gilbert Bourne.

Ludlow died on September 26, 1890, in Oakdale, Suffolk County, New York.[25]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, William Seton (1919). Gabriel Ludlow and His Descendants. New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Littell, John (1851). Family Records: Or, Genealogies of the First Settlers of Passaic Valley and Vicinity Above Chatham, with Their Ancestors and Descendants as Far as Can Now be Ascertained. D. Felt. p. 95. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Obituary 1 -- LUDLOW". The New York Times. December 15, 1861. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "DIED -- LUDLOW". The New York Times. January 20, 1864. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  5. ^ Wright, Tobias Alexander (2009). Staten Island Church Records. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806351582. Retrieved June 28, 2017 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b Black, William M. (June 9, 1902). Thirty Third Annual Reunion of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Saginaw, M.I.: Slemann & Peters, Printers and Binders. pp. 79–97. Retrieved June 28, 2017 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "ROBERT and ANNE DICKEY HOUSE, 67 Greenwich Street (aka 28-30 Trinity Place), Manhattan. Built 1809-10" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC. June 28, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
    - Doggett's New-York City Directory for 1846. J. Doggett, Jr. 1846. p. 243. Retrieved June 28, 2017 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Dickinson, Harriet Cory (1914). Some chronicles of the Cory family relating to Eliakim and Sarah Sayre Cory and their descendants, Westfield, N.J., Ballston Spa, N.Y.: with others from "John of Southold". T.A. Wright. p. 82. Retrieved June 28, 2017. Obadiah Ludlum ludlow.
  9. ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. IX. New York: James T. White & Company. 1907. Retrieved June 28, 2017 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ a b c "Mr. Speaker Ludlow" (PDF). The New York Times. January 22, 1853. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  11. ^ a b Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. American Society of Civil Engineers. 1922. pp. 1700–1704. Retrieved June 28, 2017 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "The State Government for 1853.; Democrats in Roman; Whigs in Italics". The New York Times. January 5, 1853. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
    - Hough, A.M., M.D., Franklin B. (1858). The New York Civil List: Containing the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time. Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons and Co. Retrieved June 28, 2017 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Veto Message of Gov. Seymour--Veto of the Banking Basis Bill". The New York Times. June 3, 1853. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  14. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Index to Politicians: Ludlow". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
    - "The Democratic Convention at Syracuse.; PROBABLE CANDIDATES. HOW THE DIFFICULTIES WILL BE SETTLED, Gathering of Delegates--LAck of Excitement. The Multiplicity of Delegations from New-York". The New York Times. September 10, 1857. Retrieved June 28, 2017.(subscription required)
  15. ^ "THE BATTLE OF NEW-ORLEANS.; Celebration of the Anniversary by the Tammany Society". The New York Times. January 10, 1860. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  16. ^ "ADDITIONAL AIDES-DE-CAMP.; COLONEL. LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. MAJORS. CAPTAINS". The New York Times. January 11, 1862. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
    - "MILITARY MATTERS.; Important General Order--Assignments to Staff Duty. ASSISTANT ADJUTANTS GENERAL. ASSISTANT INSPECTORS-GENERAL. QUARTERMASTERS. COMMISSARIES OF SUBSISTENCE". The New York Times. March 22, 1863. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  17. ^ "National Union State Central Committee". The New York Times. August 20, 1866. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  18. ^ "DEMOCRATS REJOICING.; RECEPTION AT THE MANHATTAN CLUB LAST EVENING. HON. SAMUEL J. TILDEN AND MAYOR-ELECT WICKHAM THE GUESTS OF THE EVENING ADDRESSES BY MESSRS. BEDLE,INGERSOLL, HOFFMAN, PARKER, ANDOTHERS". The New York Times. December 30, 1874. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  19. ^ a b c d e Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (1871). The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass. Vol. I. Albany, New York: Joel Munsell. Retrieved June 28, 2017 – via Google Books.
  20. ^ "Obituary -- LUDLOW". The New York Times. June 10, 1887. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  21. ^ "ADMIRAL LUDLOW DIES.; Retired Veteran of 36 Years' Service Succumbs to Apoplectic Stroke". The New York Times. December 10, 1915. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  22. ^ "Capt. Nicoll Ludlow Retired". The New York Times. November 1, 1899. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  23. ^ "MRS. NICOLL LUDLOW DEAD.; Former Washington Social Leader Was a Sister of John R. McLean". The New York Times. November 23, 1915. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  24. ^ "BRIG. GEN. LUDLOW DEAD; Consumption Carried Off Popular Officer at Convent, N.J." The New York Times. August 31, 1901. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  25. ^ "Obituary -- LUDLOW". The New York Times. September 29, 1890. Retrieved June 28, 2017.

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Preceded by Speaker of the New York State Assembly
1853 		Succeeded by