William J. Plant
William J. Plant (1847 – April 7, 1905) was an Irish-American politician in New York.
Life[edit]
Plant was born in 1847 in Ireland. He immigrated to New York in 1848, when he was only one.[1] He and his parents Humphrey and Margaret moved to Brooklyn shortly after immigrating.[2]
After serving in the Navy for a few years, he worked as a shipping clerk for Stafford Ink Company for twenty years.[3]
In 1886, Plant unsuccessfully ran as Brooklyn Supervisor under the United Labor Party. In 1888, he was elected Master Workman of Advance Assembly 1562 of the Knights of Labor.[4]
Plant was elected in 1891 to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Kings County 2nd District. He served in the Assembly in 1892,[5] 1893,[6] and 1894.[7]
After he left the Assembly, Plant began work as a contractor. Among his contracts was supplying horses and wagons for the Brooklyn Post Office.[3] He was a member of several societies, including the Royal Arcanum,[8] the Catholic Benevolent Legion, the Knights of Columbus, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.[9]
His wife was Louisa, who died in 1895.[10] Their children were William, Edward, Humphrey, Mary, Loretta, Margaret, Catherine, and Elizabeth.[8]
Plant died from heart failure on April 7, 1905, in his home on 105 Adams Street.[3] He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wm Plant in the "New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957"". Ancestry. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "William Plant in the "1850 United States Federal Census"". Ancestry. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ a b c "Death of William J. Plant". The Brooklyn Citizen. 7 April 1905.
- ^ "Labor News". The Buffalo Evening News. 2 August 1888.
- ^ Lloyd, Will L. (1892). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. p. 151.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1893). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 156–157.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1894). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 151–152.
- ^ a b c "William J. Plant". The Brooklyn Times. 8 April 1905.
- ^ "Died - Plant". The Daily Standard Union. 8 April 1905.
- ^ "Louisa Plant". The Brooklyn Citizen. 24 October 1895.
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- 1847 births
- 1905 deaths
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American military personnel
- Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn
- Irish emigrants to the United States
- Irish sailors in the United States Navy
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- American trade unionists of Irish descent
- Knights of Labor people