Chauncey Depew | |
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| United States Senator from New York | |
| In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Murphy Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James Aloysius O'Gorman |
| Secretary of State of New York | |
| In office January 1, 1864 – December 31, 1865 | |
| Governor | Horatio Seymour Reuben Fenton |
| Preceded by | Horatio Ballard |
| Succeeded by | Francis C. Barlow |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 3rd Westchester district | |
| In office January 1, 1862 – December 31, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin F. Camp |
| Succeeded by | George A. Brandreth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chauncey Mitchell Depew April 23, 1834 Peekskill, New York, US |
| Died | April 5, 1928 (aged 93) New York City, US |
| Political party | Republican Liberal Republican (1872) |
| Spouses | Elise A. Hegeman
(m. 1871; w. 1893)May E. Palmer
(m. 1901; d. 1928) |
| Parent(s) | Isaac Depew Martha Minot Mitchell |
| Education | Peekskill Military Academy |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Profession | Politician |
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Chauncey Mitchell Depew (April 23, 1834 – April 5, 1928) was an American attorney, businessman, and Republican politician. He is best remembered for his two terms as United States Senator from New York and for his work for Cornelius Vanderbilt, as an attorney and as president of the New York Central Railroad System.[1]