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Thomas Hart Rochester

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Thomas Hart Rochester

Birth
Death
6 Oct 1874 (aged 77)
Burial
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section R Lot 4
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Politician, social reformer. He was the 6th Mayor of Rochester, New York, elected in 1839. His property encompassed one of the finest freshwater springs in the area; in the early 1830's he installed a water pump over the spring for public use. He was also a successful and innovative miller. He was the son of Colonel Nathaniel, founder of the city of Rochester.
Politician, social reformer. He was the 6th Mayor of Rochester, New York, elected in 1839. His property encompassed one of the finest freshwater springs in the area; in the early 1830's he installed a water pump over the spring for public use. He was also a successful and innovative miller. He was the son of Colonel Nathaniel, founder of the city of Rochester.

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