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businessman. Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819 – August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid-19th century, he served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and as Governor of New York.
Reuben Eaton Fenton. Reuben Eaton Fenton, the youngest son of George Washington Fenton and Elsie Owen, was born on the Fourth of July, 1819, in the Town of Carroll. The family lived in what was variously described as a frame house or a log cabin between Frewsburg and Fentonville.
On Oct. 30, 2004, Karen Livsey, an historian from the Fenton History Center, presented a brief biographical sketch on Reuben Fenton, a native of Jamestown NY...
The Fenton History Center operates a museum within the family home of Reuben E. Fenton (1819-1885), U.S. Congressman (1853-1864), New York State Governor (1864-1869) and U.S. Senator (1869-1875), and research center, library, and archives in the adjacent Hall House property.
About. REUBEN E. FENTON, the twenty-fifth governor of New York, was born in Carroll, New York on July 4, 1819. His early education was attained in the public schools of his native state. While studying law, he worked as a logger and merchant. Fenton first entered politics as the supervisor of Carroll, a position he held from 1846 to 1852.
Reuben E. Fenton was “a suave and able businessman and politician of Old Democratic vintage, who came from western New York,” wrote historian Glyndon Van Deusen.” 1 Fenton’s skills as a politician and speaker helped him rise quickly in Republican political ranks.
views 1,307,577 updated. Reuben Eaton Fenton, 1819–85, U.S. politician, b. Carroll, N.Y. He was elected to the New York assembly in 1849 and to Congress in 1852. Although he was elected as a Democrat, his position on slavery led him to become a founder of the Republican party in New York.
