December 30, 1814 - December 30, 1897
American clergyman, historian, author, newspaper editor, adventurer and politician
Author of "Napolean and His Marshals: Two Volumes in One", "The Adirondack, or, Life in the Woods" and "The Great Riots of New York, 1712 - 1873"
Was the New York Secretary of State from 1856 - 1857