Solon S. Laing
Solon S. Laing (1847 – November 9, 1911) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
Life[edit]
Laing was born in 1847 in East Otto, New York, the son of John Laing. He attended Buffalo Commercial College. In 1870, he began working as a hardware dealer in East Otto, where he lived and worked for the next 18 years. He also worked as a cashier and president of the Bank of Cattaraugus. He was a town supervisor for East Otto in 1884, 1885, 1889, and 1890, and served as a member and chairman of the Democratic County Committee. He also worked as postmaster of East Otto.[1]
In 1891, Laing was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Cattaraugus County 2nd District. He served in the Assembly in 1892.[2] In 1892, he moved to Salamanca, where he was a member of the hardware dealer firm Laing & Andrews. He moved back to East Otto after a few years.[3]
In 1870, Laing married Martha D. Eddy of Mansfield.[1] They had two children, John Laing and Mrs. G. W. Butterfield.[4]
Laing died at home on November 9, 1911.[3] He was buried in East Otto Cemetery.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Adams, William (October 1893). Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Syracuse, N.Y.: Lyman, Horton & Co. p. 1097.
- ^ Lloyd, Will L. (1892). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. p. 140.
- ^ a b "Death of Hon. Solon S. Laing" (PDF). The Republican Press. Vol. 45, no. 174. Salamanca, N.Y. 11 November 1911. p. 1.
- ^ "Hon. Solon S. Laing Dies at East Otto". The Buffalo Evening Times. Vol. 29, no. 50. 11 November 1911. p. 5.
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