Noble Strong Elderkin

August 28, 1810 (age 65)

Potsdam, Street Lawrence

He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1850. Their first child Elmira L. Elderkin (1807–1880) was born there. He was Sheriff of Saint Lawrence County, New York from 1843 to 1846. He was a Democratic member from Saint Lawrence County of the New York State Assembly from 1849 to 1851. In 1850, Democrats and Whigs had a tie vote in the Assembly, but it having become apparent to Robert H. Pruyn, the Whig candidate for Speaker, that one of the Whig members could not properly hold his seat, Pruyn abstained from voting, and Elderkin was chosen Speaker. He was President of the village of Potsdam from 1857 until 1858. In 1859, he ran on the Democratic and American tickets for New York State Prison Inspector but was narrowly defeated by Republican David P. Forrest.

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He was the son of Anthony Y. Elderkin, a wheelwright (c 1785 in Willimantic, Connecticut – 19 May 1850 in Madrid, New York) and Parmela Fuller Elderkin.

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He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1850. Their first child Elmira L. Elderkin (1807–1880) was born there. He was Sheriff of Saint Lawrence County, New York from 1843 to 1846.

He was a Democratic member from Saint Lawrence County of the New York State Assembly from 1849 to 1851.

In 1850, Democrats and Whigs had a tie vote in the Assembly, but it having become apparent to Robert H. Pruyn, the Whig candidate for Speaker, that one of the Whig members could not properly hold his seat, Pruyn abstained from voting, and Elderkin was chosen Speaker. He was President of the village of Potsdam from 1857 until 1858.

In 1859, he ran on the Democratic and American tickets for New York State Prison Inspector but was narrowly defeated by Republican David P. Forrest.

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