Background
Wagstaff, Alfred was born in March 1844 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Alfred and Sarah Platt (Du Bois) Wagstaff.
Wagstaff, Alfred was born in March 1844 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Alfred and Sarah Platt (Du Bois) Wagstaff.
Bachelor of Laws, 1866.
Captain, major and colonel 16th Regiment N.G.S.N.Y., 1863-1864. Lieutenant colonel 15th Regiment N.G.S.N.Y. in service of the United States, July 1864. Maj 91st New York Veterinary Volumes, 1864-July 1865.
Chief of staff 3d Division 5th Army Corps, July 1865. Colonel and aide-de-camp on staff of governor, 1867-1869. Admitted to bar, 1866.
Member of New York Assembly, 1867-1874, Senate, 1876-1880. President New York & Brooklyn Bridge Company. Clerk Court of Common Pleas, New York, 1892-1895.
Clerk appellate division Supreme Court 1st department, since 1896. President American Society Prevention Cruelty to Animals, since 1906. President New York Association Protection of Game.
Trustee Samaritan Home for the Aged.
Member of New York Assembly, 1867-1874, Senate, 1876-1880.
Married Mary A. Barnard, March 1880.