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Enos T. Throop
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Enos Thompson Throop (August 21, 1784–November 1, 1874) was an early settler in Auburn, New York. In 1814, he married Evelina Vredenburgh, who died in 1834. None of their children survived infancy.
Throop was born in Johnstown, New York and was educated as a lawyer, studying in the law office of Daniel Cady. While a law student, he befriended future president Martin van Buren. He served in Cayuga County as a postmaster and county clerk.
He was Governor of New York from 1829 to 1832. Upon the completion of his term as governor, he received appointments as the naval officer for the Port of New York, from 1833 to 1838, and charge d'affaires for the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, from February 6, 1838 to December 29, 1841.
Throop also served as lieutenant governor of New York and a congressman. He was not returned to Congress, in part, because he had voted to increase congress's pay. He declined to run a second time for governor because his opposition to the Chenango Canal had caused many to harbor ill feelings toward him.
In the latter part of his life, Throop resided in Michigan, but spent his last years in Cayuga County, where he died.
The Town of Throop, New York in Cayuga County is named after him.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Dayan |
Lieutenant Governor of New York 1829 |
Succeeded by Charles Stebbins |
| Preceded by Martin Van Buren |
Governor of New York 1829–1832 |
Succeeded by William L. Marcy |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by John Nelson |
United States Ambassador (as Chargé d'Affaires) to the Two Sicilies 1838–1841 |
Succeeded by William Boulware |
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| G Clinton • Jay • G Clinton • Lewis • Tompkins • Tayler • D Clinton • Yates • D Clinton • Pitcher • Van Buren • Throop • Marcy • Seward • Bouck • Wright • Young • Fish • Hunt • Seymour • Clark • King • Morgan • Seymour • Fenton • Hoffman • JA Dix • Tilden • Robinson • Cornell • Cleveland • Hill • Flower • Morton • Black • T Roosevelt • Odell • Higgins • Hughes • White • J Dix • Sulzer • Glynn • Whitman • Smith • Miller • Smith • F Roosevelt • Lehman • Poletti • Dewey • Harriman • Rockefeller • Wilson • Carey • Cuomo • Pataki • Spitzer |
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