Robert Harpur

Robert Harpur

Robert Harpur (January 25, 1731 Ballybay, County Monaghan, Ireland - 1825) was an American teacher, politician, pioneer, and landowner who settled in the Binghamton, New York area.

Life

He came to the colonies in 1761 via Scotland. He was a teacher at Columbia University (known then as Kings College) and served in various capacities in the Colonial government during the American Revolution.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1777 to 1784. He was Deputy Secretary of State under John Morin Scott and Lewis Allaire Scott from 1778 to 1795.

Legacy

Harpursville, New York in Eastern Broome County, New York was named after him. Additionally, Harpur College, now Binghamton University was also named for him.

Classical names used in New York

While Harpur worked as a Clerk in the office of the New York State Surveyor General, he has been credited with assigning the numerous classical names to locations in the Central New York Military Tract, now in Cayuga County, Cortland County, Onondaga County, and Seneca County. In some cases, it is not entirely clear to which classical person, the name was referring.

The Surveyor General Simeon DeWitt has also been credited with the assignment of these classical names.

See also

*Colesville, New York

References

*Herbert, Anne T., 2003, "Robert Harpur's New York", Broome County Historical Society.

External links

* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/colesville-ny.htm Early history of Colesville, NY]


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