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He was educated at Lowville, New New York
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John Doane Fay
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Caroline Fay died on October 11, 1841. Fay participated with Stephen Clark in re-constructing the Long Bridge over the Potomac, and was a Resident Engineer on the New York State canals from 1841 to 1849. In 1850, Fay and Orville West. Childs were sent to Nicaragua by Cornelius Vanderbilt to make a survey for the proposed Nicaragua canal.
He was Division Engineer of the Western Division of the State Canals from 1852 to 1853, from 1856 to 1860, and from 1874 to 1875.
In 1853, he ran for New York State Engineer and Surveyor on the Hard ticket but was defeated by Whig John T. Clark. In 1855, he ran again but was again defeated, this time by American Silas Seymour.
From 1868 to 1873 he was a Canal Commissioner, elected in 1867 and 1870 on the Democratic ticket.
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Democratic party