Ezra Cornell Politician

Ezra Cornell (January 11, 1807 – December 9, 1874) was an American businessman and education administrator. He was the founder of Western Union and a co-founder of Cornell University. He also served as President of the New York Agriculture Society and as a state Senator.

Personal facts

Ezra Cornell
Birth dateJanuary 11, 1807
Birth place
United States
Date of deathDecember 09, 1874
Place of death
Ithaca New York

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Office holder

office1st Chairman of Cornell Board of Trustees
successor
Henry W. Sage

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Ezra Cornell on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=e_H6lQWiY8wC
  2. http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/cornell/guide.htm
  3. http://ebooks.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ezra;cc=ezra;view=toc;subview=short;idno=ezra000
  4. http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/5412
  5. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/Ezra/index.html
  6. http://www.ilovethefingerlakes.com/history/famous-people-cornell.htm
  7. http://www.news.cornell.edu/features/EzraFiles/EzraFiles.html
  8. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/opinion/27jackson.html