MY MEMORIES OF EIGHTY YEARS - M. Depew, Chauncey
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Chauncey M. Depew, a terrific American attorney, businessman, and politician, writes "My Memories of Eighty Years," in which he seems returned on his lifestyles of opinions and insights. When it got here out in the early 1900s, this autobiography gives readers a primary-person account of Depew's first rate journey thru the activities that changed the nineteenth and early 20th centuries. In his tale, Depew talks about his youth, his work, and his time in politics. This gives us a wide image of American history at a time of deep trade. Depew has a completely unique view of the social, political,…mehr

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Chauncey M. Depew, a terrific American attorney, businessman, and politician, writes "My Memories of Eighty Years," in which he seems returned on his lifestyles of opinions and insights. When it got here out in the early 1900s, this autobiography gives readers a primary-person account of Depew's first rate journey thru the activities that changed the nineteenth and early 20th centuries. In his tale, Depew talks about his youth, his work, and his time in politics. This gives us a wide image of American history at a time of deep trade. Depew has a completely unique view of the social, political, and financial adjustments that made the kingdom what it's miles these days due to the fact he lived through the Civil War, the Gilded Age, and the industrialization of America. The creator's reminiscences display that they've a sharp mind, a sense of humor, and a deep know-how of the political and social international. From his time as a business attorney to his time in politics, Depew has tales and perspectives that shed mild on no longer simplest his very own existence but additionally the bigger photograph of history. From the point of view of someone who had a big effect on shaping a technology, "My Memories of Eighty Years" is each a non-public account and a critical piece of records.
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Chauncey Mitchell Depew was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician who was born April 23, 1834, and died April 5, 1928. It is mostly his work for Cornelius Vanderbilt as an attorney and as president of the New York Central Railroad System that he is known for. He was a senator from New York for two terms. In Peekskill, New York, on April 23, 1834, Isaac Depew (1800-1869) and Martha Minot (Mitchell) Depew had a child. Depew was born. Depew's father was a trader and farmer who helped make river travel possible between Peekskill and New York. He came from the family of Francois DuPuy, a French Huguenot who bought land from native people where Peekskill is now located. He was related to Rev. Josiah Sherman through his mother. Rev. Josiah Sherman was a priest and captain in the Revolutionary War. He was the brother of American founder Roger Sherman and Rev. Charles Chauncy, who was the second president of Harvard College. He ran for office and worked as a student lawyer in New York for John C. Frémont in 1856 and for Abraham Lincoln in 1860.