Lamont Memorial - McGraw, NY - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

text: "New York Lamont Memorial Library Boyhood home of Daniel S. Lamont private secretary to President Cleveland, 1885-89 - Secretary of War, 1893-97. State Education Department 1952"

wikipedia "In 1883, through his mentor Daniel Manning, Lamont was assigned to then-New York Governor Grover Cleveland's staff as a political prompter. He became private and military secretary with the honorary rank of colonel on the governor’s staff the same year, and continued in his service after Cleveland became president in 1885...After his service as Secretary of War, Lamont was vice president of the Northern Pacific Railway Company from 1898 to 1904. He was also a director of numerous banks and corporations."

Marker Name: Lamont Memorial Marker Type: Roadside Agency: State Education Department Dedication Date: 1952 City/Town/Village Name: McGraw County: Cortland Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3) Website: [Web Link]

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