Stephen Henry Wendover | |
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Died | March 16, 1889 Stuyvesant, New York | (aged 57)
Stephen Henry Wendover (July 28, 1831 – March 16, 1889) was an American politician from New York. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1878 to 1881.[1]
Stephen Henry Wendover was born in July 1831 in Stuyvesant, New York, to John Thompson Wendover (1800–1875) and Cynthia A. Van Slyck.[a] His brother was Isaac Hutton Wendover (1833–1855).[2]
Wendover attended the common schools and Kinderhook Academy.[4] Following completion of his education, Wendover went to work in the commission and forwarding business, and later in farming.[1] In 1853, he began to work at the National Union Bank of Kinderhook.[5] On January 4, 1865, during the American Civil War, he was appointed to a committee to recruit men from Stuyvesant, New York.[6]
By 1878 Wendover was a director of the National Union Bank of Kinderhook.[7] Wendover was elected President of the bank in January 1879, to succeed William H. Tobey who had died in May 1878, and remained on this post until his own death.[3][5] On May 13, 1880 a fire swept through the village of Stuyvesant; the destroyed properties included a residence owned by Wendover.[8]
Wendover never married and he died on March 16, 1889, in Stuyvesant, New York, of Bright's disease. He was buried at the Mountain Home Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[3][9]
Wendover was initially a member of the Whig Party but later joined the Republican Party when it was formed.[10]
Wendover was a member of the New York State Assembly (Columbia Co., 2nd D.) in 1867 and 1868.[1][4] He won his first election in November 1866 with a majority of 72.[11] In 1867 he served on the committee of commerce and navigation as it investigated complaints about the ferry companies operating in the East River and North River of New York City.[12] In 1868, he served on the Assembly Committee on Trade and Manufactures.[13]
He was elected to the New York State Senate in 1877 with a majority of 1,684 over the Democratic candidate, Charles Wheaton.[10] He was a member of the Senate from 1878 to 1881, sitting in the 101st, 102nd (both 11th D.), 103rd and 104th New York State Legislatures (both 15th D.).[1] In 1878, he was appointed to the Senate committees on Railroads, Insurance, Banks and Grievances.[14]