About Joseph Ackroyd
Lived 1847 – 1915 (aged 67). Joseph Ackroyd was an American politician.
Joseph Ackroyd (November 23, 1847 in Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York – March 15, 1915 in Utica, Oneida County, New York) was an American politician from New York.
Early life and education Ackroyd attended the common schools in New York Mills, and Whitestown Seminary and Business College.
Career After college, Ackroyd became a grocer.
In 1882, he became supervisor of the town of Whitestown, and a member of the New York State Assembly (Oneida Co., 2nd D.) in 1884.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (36th D.) in 1907 and 1908.
Personal life and death He married Adelaide Hoag (1848–1936), and they had two children.
He died suddenly on March 15, 1915, at his home in Utica, "while reading a newspaper"; and was buried at the Glenside Cemetery in New York Mills.
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Who was Joseph Ackroyd?
American politician (1847-1915)
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Joseph Ackroyd was born on 23 November 1847.
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Joseph Ackroyd died on 15 March 1915.
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