Canal Commissioner of New York

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The Canal Commissioner of New York was a 19th-century state office responsible for overseeing the planning, construction, and management of New York’s canal system, including the Erie Canal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive branch office ⓘ
public office ⓘ
state government office ⓘ
appliesTo Cayuga and Seneca Canal ⓘ
Champlain Canal ⓘ
Erie Canal ⓘ
Oswego Canal ⓘ
other state-owned canals in New York ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of New York ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dissolved late 19th century ⓘ
electionMethod statewide election in New York ⓘ
fieldOfWork infrastructure management ⓘ
public works ⓘ
transportation policy ⓘ
hasDuty administration of Erie Canal ⓘ
construction of canals in New York State ⓘ
inspection of canal infrastructure ⓘ
letting and supervision of canal construction contracts ⓘ
maintenance of canals in New York State ⓘ
management of canals in New York State ⓘ
oversight of New York State canal system ⓘ
planning of canals in New York State ⓘ
regulation of canal navigation ⓘ
supervision of canal revenues and expenditures ⓘ
hasPoliticalNature elected office in much of 19th century ⓘ
inception early 19th century ⓘ
officeHeldBy Adon G. Hotchkiss NERFINISHED ⓘ
Alexander Barkley ⓘ
Benjamin Enos ⓘ
Benjamin F. Bruce ⓘ
Charles Cook ⓘ
Darius A. Ogden ⓘ
DeWitt Clinton ⓘ
Franklin A. Alberger NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frederick Follett ⓘ
George W. Chapman ⓘ
George W. Little NERFINISHED ⓘ
George W. White ⓘ
Henry Seymour ⓘ
James Gibson ⓘ
James Jackson ⓘ
John Bowman ⓘ
John D. Fay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jonas Earll Jr. ⓘ
Michael Hoffman ⓘ
Myron Holley ⓘ
Nelson K. Hopkins ⓘ
Oliver Bascom ⓘ
Reuben E. Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samuel B. Ruggles ⓘ
Samuel Young ⓘ
Stephen T. Hayt NERFINISHED ⓘ
William A. Dart NERFINISHED ⓘ
William B. Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ
William C. Bouck ⓘ
William J. McAlpine ⓘ
William W. Wright ⓘ
partOf Government of the State of New York ⓘ
positionHeldInOrganization New York State canal administration ⓘ
reasonForAbolition reorganization of New York State canal administration ⓘ
replacedBy Superintendent of Public Works of New York ⓘ
significantEvent creation in connection with construction of Erie Canal ⓘ
role in expansion of New York canal network ⓘ
significantRole development of New York as a commercial center through canal policy ⓘ

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DeWitt Clinton → positionHeld → Canal Commissioner of New York ⓘ
Azariah C. Flagg → positionHeld → Canal Commissioner of New York ⓘ
Henry Seymour → positionHeld → Canal Commissioner of New York ⓘ
Samuel Young → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
Jonas Earll Jr. → positionHeld → Erie Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
William C. Bouck → positionHeld → Erie Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
Charles Cook → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
James Gibson → positionHeld → Canal Commissioner of New York ⓘ
James Gibson → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
Alexander Barkley → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
James Jackson → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
Darius A. Ogden → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
Benjamin Enos → positionHeld → Canal Commissioner of New York ⓘ
Benjamin Enos → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
George W. White → positionHeld → Canal Commissioner of New York ⓘ
Frederick Follett → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
Benjamin F. Bruce → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
Myron Holley → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
George W. Chapman → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York
William W. Wright → positionHeld → Canal Commissioner of New York ⓘ
Oliver Bascom → positionHeld → New York State Canal Commissioner ⓘ
linked to: Canal Commissioner of New York