Mayor of Akron, Ohio, 1853-1854.
Norwalk (OH) Daily Reflector, Tuesday, 14 May 1907:
OLDEST MEMBER OF BAR DEAD
Phillip N. Schuyler, Pioneer Resident of Huron County, Passes Away
Seconded the Motion Which Gave Abraham Lincoln the Nomination for President
Philip N. Schuyler, a pioneer resident of Huron county and the oldest member of the Huron County bar, died at his home in Bellevue at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, aged eighty-seven years. His death was directly due to kidney trouble, which had kept him confined to his bed for twelve weeks preceding his death.
Before ill-health and old age overtook him Mr. Schuyler was for years a familiar figure on the streets and in the court room in this city. Unusually tall, and with a dignified carriage, he attracted attention wherever he went. In 1901 Mr. Schuyler fell and broke his hip bone, an injury from which he never fully recovered and which compelled him to use crutches for several years. In 1902 the aged gentleman suffered a stroke of paralysis, which no doubt hastened his death.
Mr. Schuyler was always proud of the fact that it was he who brought about the nomination of Abraham Lincoln for president of the United States. He (Schuyler) was a delegate to the national republican convention in Chicago in 1860, and seconded the motion which turned Ohio's twenty-nine votes to Lincoln, giving the "rail Splitter" the nomination.
Mr. Schuyler was a charter member of the Firelands Historical Society, of which organization he was president three times, and in the work of which he always manifested much enthusiasm and zeal.
The funeral will be held at his late home in Bellevue at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Frank Smith, a retired evangelist of Bellevue, will officiate, and the remains will be brought to Norwalk on the Lake Shore fast mail train arriving her at 3:24 o'clock. The body will be taken to Woodlawn cemetery, where it will be interred beside the grave of Mr. Schuyler's wife.
Philip N. Schuyler was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Garret Schuyler, and was born in Minisink, N.J., on September 6, 1819. In 1829 he removed with his parents from Minisink to Ohio and later on to Norwalk, where he attended school. At the age of seventeen years he taught one of the district schools of the county. While teaching school Mr. Schuyler studied law, and soon afterward he went to Akron, O., where he was admitted to the bar and where he opened a law office. He served as mayor of Akron from 1852 to 1854.
Following the expiration of his term as mayor of Akron, Mr. Schuyler returned to Norwalk, and in 1859 was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Thatcher, of Hillsdale, Mich., who was visiting friends here at the time. Six years later Mrs. Schuyler died, and in 1870 Mr. Schuyler moved to Bellevue where he resided until his death, and where he was a leading and highly respected citizen.
Mr. Schuyler is survived by two sons, W.T. Schuyler of Chicago, and Hamilton Schuyler, formerly of Bellevue.
Norwalk (OH) Daily Reflector, Tuesday, 14 May 1907:
OLDEST MEMBER OF BAR DEAD
Phillip N. Schuyler, Pioneer Resident of Huron County, Passes Away
Seconded the Motion Which Gave Abraham Lincoln the Nomination for President
Philip N. Schuyler, a pioneer resident of Huron county and the oldest member of the Huron County bar, died at his home in Bellevue at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, aged eighty-seven years. His death was directly due to kidney trouble, which had kept him confined to his bed for twelve weeks preceding his death.
Before ill-health and old age overtook him Mr. Schuyler was for years a familiar figure on the streets and in the court room in this city. Unusually tall, and with a dignified carriage, he attracted attention wherever he went. In 1901 Mr. Schuyler fell and broke his hip bone, an injury from which he never fully recovered and which compelled him to use crutches for several years. In 1902 the aged gentleman suffered a stroke of paralysis, which no doubt hastened his death.
Mr. Schuyler was always proud of the fact that it was he who brought about the nomination of Abraham Lincoln for president of the United States. He (Schuyler) was a delegate to the national republican convention in Chicago in 1860, and seconded the motion which turned Ohio's twenty-nine votes to Lincoln, giving the "rail Splitter" the nomination.
Mr. Schuyler was a charter member of the Firelands Historical Society, of which organization he was president three times, and in the work of which he always manifested much enthusiasm and zeal.
The funeral will be held at his late home in Bellevue at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Frank Smith, a retired evangelist of Bellevue, will officiate, and the remains will be brought to Norwalk on the Lake Shore fast mail train arriving her at 3:24 o'clock. The body will be taken to Woodlawn cemetery, where it will be interred beside the grave of Mr. Schuyler's wife.
Philip N. Schuyler was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Garret Schuyler, and was born in Minisink, N.J., on September 6, 1819. In 1829 he removed with his parents from Minisink to Ohio and later on to Norwalk, where he attended school. At the age of seventeen years he taught one of the district schools of the county. While teaching school Mr. Schuyler studied law, and soon afterward he went to Akron, O., where he was admitted to the bar and where he opened a law office. He served as mayor of Akron from 1852 to 1854.
Following the expiration of his term as mayor of Akron, Mr. Schuyler returned to Norwalk, and in 1859 was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Thatcher, of Hillsdale, Mich., who was visiting friends here at the time. Six years later Mrs. Schuyler died, and in 1870 Mr. Schuyler moved to Bellevue where he resided until his death, and where he was a leading and highly respected citizen.
Mr. Schuyler is survived by two sons, W.T. Schuyler of Chicago, and Hamilton Schuyler, formerly of Bellevue.
Mayor of Akron, Ohio, 1853-1854.
Norwalk (OH) Daily Reflector, Tuesday, 14 May 1907:
OLDEST MEMBER OF BAR DEAD
Phillip N. Schuyler, Pioneer Resident of Huron County, Passes Away
Seconded the Motion Which Gave Abraham Lincoln the Nomination for President
Philip N. Schuyler, a pioneer resident of Huron county and the oldest member of the Huron County bar, died at his home in Bellevue at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, aged eighty-seven years. His death was directly due to kidney trouble, which had kept him confined to his bed for twelve weeks preceding his death.
Before ill-health and old age overtook him Mr. Schuyler was for years a familiar figure on the streets and in the court room in this city. Unusually tall, and with a dignified carriage, he attracted attention wherever he went. In 1901 Mr. Schuyler fell and broke his hip bone, an injury from which he never fully recovered and which compelled him to use crutches for several years. In 1902 the aged gentleman suffered a stroke of paralysis, which no doubt hastened his death.
Mr. Schuyler was always proud of the fact that it was he who brought about the nomination of Abraham Lincoln for president of the United States. He (Schuyler) was a delegate to the national republican convention in Chicago in 1860, and seconded the motion which turned Ohio's twenty-nine votes to Lincoln, giving the "rail Splitter" the nomination.
Mr. Schuyler was a charter member of the Firelands Historical Society, of which organization he was president three times, and in the work of which he always manifested much enthusiasm and zeal.
The funeral will be held at his late home in Bellevue at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Frank Smith, a retired evangelist of Bellevue, will officiate, and the remains will be brought to Norwalk on the Lake Shore fast mail train arriving her at 3:24 o'clock. The body will be taken to Woodlawn cemetery, where it will be interred beside the grave of Mr. Schuyler's wife.
Philip N. Schuyler was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Garret Schuyler, and was born in Minisink, N.J., on September 6, 1819. In 1829 he removed with his parents from Minisink to Ohio and later on to Norwalk, where he attended school. At the age of seventeen years he taught one of the district schools of the county. While teaching school Mr. Schuyler studied law, and soon afterward he went to Akron, O., where he was admitted to the bar and where he opened a law office. He served as mayor of Akron from 1852 to 1854.
Following the expiration of his term as mayor of Akron, Mr. Schuyler returned to Norwalk, and in 1859 was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Thatcher, of Hillsdale, Mich., who was visiting friends here at the time. Six years later Mrs. Schuyler died, and in 1870 Mr. Schuyler moved to Bellevue where he resided until his death, and where he was a leading and highly respected citizen.
Mr. Schuyler is survived by two sons, W.T. Schuyler of Chicago, and Hamilton Schuyler, formerly of Bellevue.
Norwalk (OH) Daily Reflector, Tuesday, 14 May 1907:
OLDEST MEMBER OF BAR DEAD
Phillip N. Schuyler, Pioneer Resident of Huron County, Passes Away
Seconded the Motion Which Gave Abraham Lincoln the Nomination for President
Philip N. Schuyler, a pioneer resident of Huron county and the oldest member of the Huron County bar, died at his home in Bellevue at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, aged eighty-seven years. His death was directly due to kidney trouble, which had kept him confined to his bed for twelve weeks preceding his death.
Before ill-health and old age overtook him Mr. Schuyler was for years a familiar figure on the streets and in the court room in this city. Unusually tall, and with a dignified carriage, he attracted attention wherever he went. In 1901 Mr. Schuyler fell and broke his hip bone, an injury from which he never fully recovered and which compelled him to use crutches for several years. In 1902 the aged gentleman suffered a stroke of paralysis, which no doubt hastened his death.
Mr. Schuyler was always proud of the fact that it was he who brought about the nomination of Abraham Lincoln for president of the United States. He (Schuyler) was a delegate to the national republican convention in Chicago in 1860, and seconded the motion which turned Ohio's twenty-nine votes to Lincoln, giving the "rail Splitter" the nomination.
Mr. Schuyler was a charter member of the Firelands Historical Society, of which organization he was president three times, and in the work of which he always manifested much enthusiasm and zeal.
The funeral will be held at his late home in Bellevue at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Frank Smith, a retired evangelist of Bellevue, will officiate, and the remains will be brought to Norwalk on the Lake Shore fast mail train arriving her at 3:24 o'clock. The body will be taken to Woodlawn cemetery, where it will be interred beside the grave of Mr. Schuyler's wife.
Philip N. Schuyler was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Garret Schuyler, and was born in Minisink, N.J., on September 6, 1819. In 1829 he removed with his parents from Minisink to Ohio and later on to Norwalk, where he attended school. At the age of seventeen years he taught one of the district schools of the county. While teaching school Mr. Schuyler studied law, and soon afterward he went to Akron, O., where he was admitted to the bar and where he opened a law office. He served as mayor of Akron from 1852 to 1854.
Following the expiration of his term as mayor of Akron, Mr. Schuyler returned to Norwalk, and in 1859 was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Thatcher, of Hillsdale, Mich., who was visiting friends here at the time. Six years later Mrs. Schuyler died, and in 1870 Mr. Schuyler moved to Bellevue where he resided until his death, and where he was a leading and highly respected citizen.
Mr. Schuyler is survived by two sons, W.T. Schuyler of Chicago, and Hamilton Schuyler, formerly of Bellevue.
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