- Morris S. Tremaine
-
Morris Sawyer Tremaine (February 27, 1871 - October 12, 1941) was an American businessman and politician.
Life
Tremain was born in Fort Dodge, Kansas. He was the son of Dr. William Scott Tremaine, an army surgeon from New York stationed at Fort Dodge, who was among the founders of the Town of Dodge City, Kansas in 1872. The Tremaine's were an old Cornish American family.[1]
He lived in Buffalo, Erie County, New York where he started work at age 17 as a tally boy on the docks, then built up an insurance business, a lumber business and a steel door company before he entered politics as a Democrat. On June 21, 1898, he married Maude Middledith at Plainfield, New Jersey.
He was New York State Comptroller from 1927 to 1941, elected in 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, and 1938. He died in office in the middle of his seventh term.
He is quoted as having said: "Those who believe that we have reached the limit of business progress and employment opportunity in this country are like the farmer who had two windmills and pulled one down because he was afraid there was not enough wind for both."
References
- ^ Rowse, A.L. The Cousin Jacks, The Cornish in America
External links
- The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Trelease to Trimbell at politicalgraveyard.com Political Graveyard
- Quotes by Morris S. Tremaine at www.famousquotes.com Famous Quotes.com
- [1] Marriage notice, in NYT on June 22, 1898
- "First Year". Time Magazine. 1934-05-21. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,747463-2,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-10. The Securities Act of 1933, in TIME Magazine on May 21, 1934
- EARLY FORD COUNTY, by Ida Ellen Rath, Ch. 3 | Dodge City Town Company | Dodge City, Kansas KS at skyways.lib.ks.us The Dodge City Town Company, at skyways
Political offices Preceded by
Vincent B. MurphyNew York State Comptroller
1927 - 1941Succeeded by
Harry D. Yates
ActingNew York State Comptrollers Sands* • Curtenius** • Jones • Henry • Jenkins • McIntyre • Savage • Marcy • S Wright • Flagg • Cooke • Collier • Flagg • Fillmore • Hunt • Fuller • J Wright • Cook • Burrows • Church • Denniston • Robinson • Hillhouse • Allen • Nichols • Hopkins • Robinson • Olcott • Wadsworth • Davenport • Chapin • Wemple • Campbell • Roberts • Morgan • Gilman • Knight • Miller • Kelsey • Wilson • Glynn • Gaus • Kelsey*** • Williams • Sohmer • Travis • Wendell • Maier • Fleming • Murphy • Tremaine • Yates*** • O'Leary • Moore • McGovern • Levitt • Regan • McCall • Hevesi • Sanzillo*** • DiNapoli
* as Auditor General, ** as Auditor, *** ActingCategories:- 1871 births
- 1941 deaths
- New York State Comptrollers
- People from Buffalo, New York
- People from Ford County, Kansas
- American people of Cornish descent
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
