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Post, Robert G., was born in Ontario, Canada, August 28, 1841, the oldest son of Matilda E. Bates and Jordan
Post. His forefathers were Americans from Connecticut and Virginia, and both grandfathers served with distinction
in the war of 1812. Robert G. was educated in Ontario; he came to Oswego in 1864 and commenced his business career
as a lumberman in the office of Smith & Post. In 1866 he formed the firm of McChesney & Post, which continued
two years, when a partnership was entered into with Washington T. Henderson, under the firm name of Post &
Henderson, which still exists. Mr. Post served in the 48th Regt. N. G. S. N. Y. as captain and inspector of rifle
practice, and later as major of the regiment. He was one of the founders of the Home Electric Light Co., is president
of the Oswego Board of Trade; also the Orphan Asylum, and secretary of the Oswego Gas Light Co. January 9, 1868,
he married Mary W. Harmon, oldest daughter of Mary L. Warner and Orville J. Harmon. Their children are Robert and
Harold deceased. and Anna W., a student at Vassar Coliege.
FROM:
Landmarks of Oswego County
New York
Edited by: John C. Churchill, LL.D.
Assisted by: H, Perry Smith and W. Stanley Child
Syracuse, N. Y.
D. Mason & Co., Publishers 1895
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