| Roswell Pettibone Flower | |
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30th Governor of New York
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| In office 1892 – 1894 |
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| Lieutenant | William F. Sheehan |
| Preceded by | David B. Hill |
| Succeeded by | Levi P. Morton |
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| Born | August 7, 1835 Theresa, New York |
| Died | May 12, 1899 (aged 63) Eastport, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Roswell Pettibone Flower (August 7, 1835 Theresa, Jefferson County, New York – May 12, 1899 Eastport, Suffolk County, New York) was an American politician from New York. He was Governor of New York from 1892 to 1894.
Life
He was a son of Nathan Monroe Flower and Mary Ann Flower, the sixth of nine children.
In 1853, he became Deputy Postmaster of Watertown, New York, at a salary of $600 a year, and after six years had saved $1,000 and opened with a partner a jewelry store. Two years later, he bought his partner out, and continued in this business until 1869.
In 1869, Henry Keep, a former President of the New York Central Railroad, was dying and asked Roswell Flower, whose wife was a sister of Keep's wife Emma, to manage the $4,000,000 estate for his widow. This brought him to New York City where he became known as a shrewd financial administrator, and opened the banking house of R. P. Flower & Co.
He was elected as a Democrat to the 47th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Levi P. Morton upon his appointment as Minister to France, and served from December 5, 1881, to March 3, 1883. He was also elected to the 51st and 52nd United States Congresses, and served from March 4, 1889, to September 16, 1891, when he resigned upon his nomination for Governor.
He was Governor of New York from 1892 to 1894, elected in 1891, the last one to serve a three-year term.
He died of heart disease at the Country Clubhouse at Eastport, Long Island, where he spent the weekend fishing, as usual.
References
- Roswell P. Flower at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Off-Hand Portraits of Prominent New Yorkers by Stephen Fiske (re-published by BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009, ISBN 1103167014 , ISBN 9781103167012 , pages 148ff) [gives wrong birthyear "1838", and misstates relation to Keep]
- ROSWELL P. FLOWER DIES SUDDENLY in NYT on May 13, 1899
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Levi P. Morton |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th congressional district 1881 - 1883 |
Succeeded by Orlando B. Potter |
| Preceded by William Bourke Cockran |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th congressional district 1889 - 1891 |
Succeeded by Joseph J. Little |
| Preceded by David B. Hill |
Governor of New York 1892 - 1894 |
Succeeded by Levi P. Morton |
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| Preceded by Henry W. Sage |
Chairman of Cornell Board of Trustees 1897-1899 |
Succeeded by Frank H. Hiscock |
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