Alfred Edwin Stacey (January 20, 1846 – March 10, 1940) was an American chair manufacturer, politician, and Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Life

Stacey was born on January 20, 1846, in Elbridge, New York, the son of Richard Stacey and Agnes Pierce. His parents were English immigrants from Somersetshire.[1]

Stacey attended the Munro Collegiate Institute until his father's death in 1863.[2] He then briefly worked as a clerk for the merchant firm A. Wood & Sons. He resigned from the firm to enlist in the 9th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment, Battery L, during the American Civil War. Three of his brothers also enlisted during the war, two of them in the same Battery as him. The brothers were with Sheridan in Cedar Creek, where he received two gunshot wounds, and then with General Grant in Petersburg and Appomattox. He served until the end of the war.[1]

After being discharged, Stacey again went to Munro Collegiate Institute, and then worked as a clerk. In 1869, he formed a copartnership with B. A. Wood, and the two purchased stock and interest from A. Wood & Sons. They worked together under the firm name A. E. Stacey & Co. until 1872, at which point Stacey worked on his own until 1884. In 1881, he bought the Rowe chair factory and continued manufacturing chairs. In 1884, he also bought the Sweet chair factory and consolidated the two. In 1888, he built a large factory for his business. In 1886, he bought a large flouring mill as well.[1]

Stacey held several local offices, including village president. He served as postmaster of Elbridge from 1877 to 1885. In 1885, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Onondaga County 2nd District. He served in the Assembly in 1886[2] and 1887.[3]

Stacey wurde schließlich Präsident der Elbridge Chair Company. An seinem 94. Geburtstag stiftete er das Gelände seiner alten Fabrik als Dorfpark. Er war außerdem als Landwirt tätig. Von 1902 bis 1905 war er Kreiskämmerer. [ 4 ]

Stacey war Gründungsmitglied des Ortsverbands der Grand Army of the Republic in Elbridge und dessen letztes Mitglied. 1920 war er Kommandeur des New Yorker Verbands und diente 1926 sowie von 1929 bis 1935 als stellvertretender Generaladjutant von New York. 1934 wurde er zum Oberbefehlshaber gewählt. [ 5 ]

Stacey war Methodist . Er war ehemaliger Vorsitzender der Odd Fellows . 1871 heiratete er Ellen Gorham. 1883 heiratete er seine zweite Frau, Jessie Rowe. Seine Kinder waren Mabel Cornelia, Maud Ellen und Alfred E. Jr. [ 6 ]

Stacey starb am 10. März 1940 zu Hause an einer Lungenentzündung. Er war einer der letzten vier Bürgerkriegsveteranen im Onondaga County. [ 4 ] Er wurde auf dem Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Elbridge beigesetzt.

Referenzen

  1. ^ a b c Bruce, Dwight H. (1896). „Biographical“. Onondaga's Centennial: Gleanings of a Century . Vol. II. The Boston Historical Company. pp.  67– 69 – via Google Books .
  2. ^ a b The Evening Journal Almanac, 1886 . 1886. S. 141 – via Internet Archive .
  3. ^ McBride, Alexander, Hrsg. (1887). The Evening Journal Almanac, 1887. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons & Co. S. 161 – via Internet Archive .
  4. ^ a b „Alfred Stacey Sr, Ex-Head of GAR“ (PDF) . The New York Times . Band LXXXIX, Nr. 29997. New York, NY, 11. März 1940, S. 15.
  5. ^ Abschlussbericht der Grand Army of the Republic: 1866-1956 . Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office . 1957. S. 52 – via Google Books .
  6. ^ Holmes, Frank R., Hrsg. (1924). Who's Who in New York (City and State), 1924 (Achte Aufl.). New York, NY: Who's Who Publications, Inc. S. 1173 – via Google Books .