# Addison B. Colvin

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{{short description|American businessman and politician}}
right|thumb|Colvin c. 1897
'''Addison Beecher Colvin''' (December 15, 1858 in [Glens Falls](/source/Glens_Falls%2C_New_York), [Warren County, New York](/source/Warren_County%2C_New_York) – June 21, 1939 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York) was an American businessman, banker and politician.

==Life==
He was the son of Hiram K. Colvin and Sara Ann Cowels Colvin. On May 16, 1883, he married Maria Louise Hees at [Fonda, New York](/source/Fonda%2C_New_York), and they had three daughters.

He was [New York State Treasurer](/source/New_York_State_Treasurer) from 1894 to 1898, elected in [1893](/source/New_York_state_election%2C_1893) and [1895](/source/New_York_state_election%2C_1895) on the [Republican](/source/United_States_Republican_Party) ticket. He appointed his brother-in-law Deputy Treasurer.

He was President of the Glens Falls Gaslight Company, Vice President of the [Herkimer, Mohawk, Ilion and Frankfort Railway](/source/Herkimer%2C_Mohawk%2C_Ilion_and_Frankfort_Railway), and owner of the ''Glens Falls Daily Times'' and the ''Glens Falls Weekly Messenger''.

He was buried at Pineview Cemetery in Glens Falls.

==Sources==
*[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/COLVIN/2003-03/1047674826 RootsWeb: COLVIN-L RE: (COLVIN-L) Addison B. Colvin<!-- bot-generated title -->] at archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com Short bio transcribed from ''Who Was Who in America'' (Vol. III, pg. 175), at rootsweb
*[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/01/05/106092569.pdf] His "inauguration ceremony", in NYT on January 5, 1894
*[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/01/09/104104738.pdf] The State money deposit controversy, in NYT on January 9, 1894
*[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/09/17/102472644.pdf] A listing of his "titles", in NYT on September 17, 1895
*[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/11/06/106072572.pdf] Short bios of the re-elected state officers, in NYT on November 6, 1895 (giving wrong birth year)

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Category:1858 births
Category:1939 deaths
Category:New York state treasurers
Category:Politicians from Glens Falls, New York
Category:19th-century American business executives in rail transportation
Category:Bankers from New York (state)

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