Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (born 1794)

Erastus Corning

American politician and businessman (1794–1872)

Erastus Corning was an American businessman and politician from Albany, New York. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as mayor of Albany from 1834 to 1837, in the New York State Senate from 1842 to 1845, and in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to…