Honesdale pa mayor

Ny governor clinton
Five points movie
Cadwallader d colden

•

Philip Hone

Philip Hone (* 25. Oktober1780 in New York City; † 5. Mai1851 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischerPolitiker. In den Jahren 1826 und 1827 war er Bürgermeister der Stadt New York.

Werdegang

[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]

Philip Hone absolvierte eine erfolgreiche Karriere als Auktionator. Dabei brachte er es zu einem beträchtlichen Reichtum. Er war auch ein erfolgreicher Händler und von 1825 bis 1826 Präsident der Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. Politisch war er zunächst Mitglied der Föderalistischen Partei. In den 1830er Jahren schloss er sich dann der damals gegründeten Whig Party an. Er war ein prominentes Mitglied der New Yorker Gesellschaft und hatte zu vielen lokalen und nationalen Politikern sowie anderen Persönlichkeiten seiner Zeit freundschaftlichen Kontakt. Dazu gehörten unter anderem John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, Samuel Morse, Daniel Webster und John Jacob Astor. Er war aber ein Gegner von Andrew Jackson. Hone wurde auch durch sein detailliertes Tagebuch bekannt, das er zwischen 1828 und 1851 führte. Darin beschreibt er die Entwic

•

Hone, Philip ___ 1780-1851 ___ American ___ merchant, politician

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Hone was born in New York city, the son of a German immigrant. With his brother he built up a successful auction business. Later, he switched from business to politics, and was elected mayor in 1825-1826. Subsequently, President Taylor appointed him naval officer of New York. His diary - kept in 28 volumes - is considered valuable for the information it contains on life in New York and the development of the Whig party.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1828-1851 ___ political social commerce society

WEB TEXT LINKS
etext
etext
one long extract on photography

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
New York Historical Society

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
The diary of Philip Hone, 1828-1851

May 2005, July 2008, April 2013
Please email if you have any corrections, additions or comments, or if you've found the site useful. Thank you.

IMPORTANT NOTES AND CAUTIONS: 1) The first line of basic information may be incomplete in several ways: some historica

•

Philip Hone

American politician and businessman

Philip Hone
Philip Hone, oil on canvas, John Wesley Jarvis, 1809. DeYoung Museum
In office 1826–1827
Preceded by	William Paulding, Jr.
Succeeded by	William Paulding, Jr.
Born	October 25, 1780 New York, New York
Died	May 5, 1851(1851-05-05) (aged 70) New York, New York
Political party	Federalist Whig
Spouse	Catharine Dunscomb
Profession	Auctioneer, merchant, corporate president

Philip Hone (October 25, 1780 – May 5, 1851) was Mayor of New York City from 1826 to 1827.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was most notable for a detailed diary he kept from 1828 until the time of his death in 1851, which is said to be the most extensive and detailed history on the first half of 19th-century America. ^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Hone was born in New York City on October 25, 1780. He was the son of Philip Hone (1743–1798), a Germanimmigrantcarpenter, and Esther (née Bourdet) Hone (1742–1798).^[4]

Career

Hone first began working in