James Wadsworth

James Wadsworth (August 25, 1819 – May 18, 1891) was mayor of the city of Buffalo, New York, serving 1851–1852.

Early life Wadsworth was born in Durham, Connecticut, on August 25, 1819, to Wedworth Wadsworth, Jr. (1782–1860)

Family His paternal grandfather, John Noyes Wadsworth II (1758–1814) was the elder brother of William Wadsworth (1765–1833) and James Wadsworth (1768–1844), who settled in and founded Geneseo.

Career After graduating from Yale in 1841, he moved to Buffalo. In 1843, he moved back to New Haven, Connecticut, and for two years studied literature and then law.

In 1845, he returned to Buffalo, and established the law firm of Wadsworth & Cameron. He became involved in real estate and purchased land from Judge Ebenezer Walden. In 1850, he was chosen Buffalo city attorney. On March 4, 1851, was elected as the Locofoco candidate for mayor. During his term, the New York and Erie Railroad was completed from New York to Dunkirk and the Buffalo Female Academy opened. His term as mayor ended on March 9, 1852.

Personal life On September 8, 1845, he married Rosetta F. Robinson. Together, they were the parents of six children, including:

Wedworth Wadsworth (1846–1926), a painter and author. Augustus Henry Wadsworth (1850–1861) Rose Frances Wadsworth (1856–1939) Hannah Wadsworth (b. 1856) James Wadsworth, Jr. (b. 1860)

After her death in 1866, he remarried to Virginia C. Conklin of Norfolk, Virginia, on July 9, 1873. Around 1889, he was placed in an institution in Yonkers, New York, where died May 18, 1891, and was buried at Durham, Connecticut.