Nelson Beardsley

Given Name
Nelson
Surname
Beardsley
Birth Date
May 30, 1807
Death Date
January 15, 1894
Profession
Lawyer
Marriage Date
May 16, 1836
Biographical Information

Nelson Beardsley was born on May 30, 1807, in Southbury, Connecticut, the daughter of John and Alice (Booth) Beardsley. Nelson's father moved to Scipio, Cayuga County, New York, in 1808, where he was involved in local politics. Nelson attended the Cayuga Academy in Aurora, New York, and entered Yale Academy in 1823. Upon graduation, he studied law with John W. Hulbert of Auburn, New York, and then entered a partnership with William H. Seward. Upon Seward's election to Governor of New York, Nelson partnered with John Porter. Nelson became president of the Cayuga County Bank in 1843. He was also one of the incorporators of the Oswego Starch Company and a trustee of the Auburn Savings Bank. Nelson married Frances Powers in 1836. Together they had six daughters before her premature death in 1854. Nelson Beardsley died on January 15, 1894, at the age of 87.

Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
Henry Hall. America's Successful Men of Affairs: The United States at large, Vol. II. The New York Tribune, 1896.
Additional notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=Hp0MAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA76&dq=nelson%20beardsley%20auburn%20ny&pg=PA76#v=onepage&q=nelson%20beardsley%20auburn%20ny&f=false
Joel Henry Moore. Historical Records of a Hundred and Twenty Years in Auburn, N.Y.. 1913.
Additional notes: https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=jt0wAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&authuser=0&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA176
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Robert T. Swaine. The Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors, 1819-1947, Vol. 1. The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.: Clark, NJ, 2007.
Additional notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=p8jmmSwD9KEC&lpg=PA61&dq=nelson%20beardsley%20auburn%20ny&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q=nelson%20beardsley%20auburn%20ny&f=true
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Henry Hall. America's Successful Men of Affairs: The United States at large, Vol. II. The New York Tribune, 1896.
Additional notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=Hp0MAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA76&dq=nelson%20beardsley%20auburn%20ny&pg=PA76#v=onepage&q=nelson%20beardsley%20auburn%20ny&f=false