Background
He was the son of Benjamin Harrower.
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Gabriel Harrower
Edit Profilepolitician member of the New York State Senate
Education
He attended the common schools and Geneva Lyceum.
Career
The family removed to Lindley when Gabriel was still a child. Then he engaged in farming and the lumber business. He joined the Free Soil Party in 1848, and the Republican Party upon its foundation.
He was Sheriff of Steuben County from 1853 to 1855.
And Supervisor of the Town of Lindley. During the American Civil War he commanded the 161st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, fighting in the Department of the Gulf, and taking part in the Siege of Portuguese Hudson.
In 1872, he joined the Liberal Republican Party and supported Horace Greeley for President. He was buried at the Cemetery in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania.
Politics
Republican Party, Democratic Party.
Membership
He was a member of the New York State Senate (27th Doctorate) in 1872 and 1873.
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Born
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Died
August 15, 1895 (aged 78) -
Nationality
United States -
Political Party
Republican party