Parker Corning
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Parker Corning was an American businessman and politician from Albany, New York. He is most notable for his service as a United States representative from New York from 1923 to 1937.
From 1910's New York State Men by Frederick S. Hills
Anna Cassin Corning. December 1899 newspaper illustration.
Erastus Corning
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Erastus Corning was an American businessman and politician from Albany, New York. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as mayor of Albany from 1834 to 1837, in the New York State Senate fro
Parker Corning
…his family tried to persuade him not to follow through. After the wedding, Corning's sister Harriet never spoke to him again. Corning's grandfathers Erastus Corning and Amasa J. Parker were also U.S. Representatives from New York. His brother Edwin Corning was Lieutenant Governor of New York, and his nephew Erastus…
Portrait of Erastus Corning by Mathew Brady, c. 1860
Portrait of Corning c. 1840–1845
Corning during his first Congressional term in 1859
Hon. Erastus Corning