The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-20

Obituary
VIII JIAMPAULDIFG, So, OF " wssfCHBsTna COUNTY,
FORaxRLY MAYOR OF NEW YORK.

VIII JIAMPAULDIsG, So, OF wSsrCHssTHa COUNT,
FoRaxRLY MAYOR or NEW YORK.
Anoth or old and respected oitissn who was long oo
n.otsd Vi the intsrssts and politics Of the city Of Ne
York Gene l William Paulding, died ~ his seat at TA
rytovp. West chester eouaty Friday the 17th inst
the sdvaD csd 90 Of eighty nvs yeas The funeral taxi
place 1t Christ Church. TArrytown, this day. the .
va of the Hudso River Railroad train that leaves tn
| city 1t 10 o'clock A. u
| Gen. P.uJdtpr =. native Of westchsstsr count!
bayiss been born At cAytown (Which was the Ancisr
residence of tho Psuldh fAmiy) In l7oS or l76s II
Pauldings, We believe n of Dutch origin Az early
l7i2 we 8nd Jco,t Bauldi aok thea the orthog
ply of the name Accs, Nsi deacon OF the Rsforms
Datch Church. The Joost PAuldlnok occurs In
conveyance from William o. hell, OF Rye, in 1857.
1909 Josss Pauhinck spae, rs to have been resid
ing Al westchsster. Previot TO the Revolution
the family chADgrd their orth. grsphy to the prsssn
mods Of ,psllrg the name John PuulaIug, ons OF tn
three miHtsnsn Who captured sjor Andre, At TArry
town, IL 1880, was OF thi, family JAmw K PAulding
the well known American author, ND Secretary OF th
Nav1 under the van DureH adrsinst -ntou Is younger
brother OF the sutc Of this sketch, having besn borf
la Dutehes8 county Aogast "a 1779, hen his father
family had teen orven from their dsros Ia West
chester county consequence OF the Re, oluonary
BE retired about ten yeArs snes to try seat on the
banks Of the Hudson Bsvg removed TO bis city sbou
the year 1906 William PAslcifg, Jun (as % Was tasr
called his father be Of the same pame) srgsss' IL
the study Of the law, and roed prsc oA IN 1895
when such Alexazsler Hamilton, A. soA Bur-
Richard vsrics james Kent Coraeus Bosert s.o' John
W, Mulngsn were among she attorneys arS ooua
sellers ~ law In this city. OF these namor, Mr..
3' CERT and Mr Mulligan stili aurvise smcng
In 1907 Mr Paulding formed lsw par ,nsrskp win Me-
BArtcw under the firm OF PArsiug and Barlow and 1T
this period the FIRM enjoyed extensive and usatn,
piac.ice Coon after this Mr. Padding married da1sh
ter Of Philip Rhossncer then prominent and weal.hy
mercbsnt Of this otty In 1911 hs placed the
pabncsa ticket with Dr. Samuel Il Mtohi and with hin
elected to represent this city In the Twelfth Congress-
whoh met the 4th Of November, 1911, and elected
Henry Clay Speaker Mr. PAuldng his seat and votsd
with the party In the carly part Of tho
sop for the preparatory 70 the declaration CT
war; which took place in June, 1sl2 CrcumstAnces
bsbly compelled him to return TO this city and remain
hero during the exciting In Copgrsss Immediately
preceding the act Of declaration LID docs mot ap
pear in the lists OF yeas and rays the most important
then atopred partcuarl, the declaration OF
war itself, whom he WAS one Of the two absentses
that occasion, Of the lew York State dele
CATION, June 1912 The vote Of tho New York Rs pre-
ssnatvss stood ,husin favor Of the war thrss rspusi
csHs nsys republicans and Eve isdsrallsts Tho
total Of the Hnuse was, In favor OF ths war; 9 (
republicsns) against IL 49oI whom "a fedora
and 16 republicans In the Senate the yeas 10,
(ali republicans; nays l3-of whom, republicans
and 8 fsdsralists
During the with Great Britain, 1872 to 1915,
Mr. Pauldng active in promoting the military sprtof
the citssns Of New York. and a;vsnasd hs rank
Of General in the militia. Atone time during taat period
the city assembled here for the ds,eDcs
Of the city, (~Asn attack from Rri ish naval sud
mtA, foros erpsotsd,) .mountag to ssoat twenty
houtsbo
On the retern of Vetce Nv Pauld!ng's position aud
legal prof F,!sn enabled MIN to acquire . lArs.
forsurs Although man OF qae. habits ana un
sstuIirs ESp.sa, ae tsos 6esioei part in
| politic,, wi houi seeking hics 0a the division
OF tho "prbhean party after tn. eiscton Of Dc Witt
Clinton II the Stat la 1917 be co opsrsssd
'ith the M ri'y a zoe oem3cr.oy, tas city 10 oppos
Clin and therefore Designated ooe o; tho
"buestsil." bsiI pg from TAnmspy Hail, and aoknow
sdgng hsIitp Vsn suren the leader OF the party
the s'bss Tho suektAs'' OF rhs city ter ~ara
civd@d ,to factions called the sw .mpu and ths ,rtb
liver squ,d." Toe scamp seotion vas led By John
lsiase. Walter Bovine, and ADsha n Bloc igooi the
North R,.er ,qusd" AokuowIsdg.d william 3 Icelsua
Abraham stsgg Peter S.sgy, and William Paulding a,
leaders This seooa o. the party in 1920 brought FOR
ward Churchill Csrnbrslsng and ucminaud him for
Congress- throwing overheard Potter Wsniover ,neu
member OF Congress- and rsvorite Of tn, Swan sol,
crats ran Henry Ecb ford sgsns Cam eleng; but the
latter wa, elected, and sas continued by the
people unt he was defeated 10 1883 aftse being eo1t1
nine fArent timss-thus serving eighteen years as q
member OF the House Of Representatives
X.
Alderman Of she Firth ward, Of which he 10, : resi-
cent He only served ons year as alderman. stephen
Mayor being then elected oy the Common Council AMI
both Mayor and Recorder being mem ,ss Of tho Board
On the organic .ton Of parties or the Presidsnt cleo
ton, In the fall Of 1923 Mr. Psuldus operated with his
friends OF the "North river tqua including also Judgs
OGDEN Edwards srd the late Henry Wheaton, In orgAoz
av. ,h. oSoes sf Electors to tn. p.opl. ss
President then being chosea by the L.gstuse oa the
Of Juoss Edwards prevent Mr. Van Bur.n
Ian n vi
the electoral vote OF the State OF New York TO
William II. Crawford. The Crawford party In the
democratic nominating coirmi' tee In this city
ceeded 10 cairypg tbei Assembly ticket through the
csmmities but 1t WAS Of necessary present
the ussges Of the party peoples ticket prepared
BY caucus 1t Brosaiway House and Angs sds
The subject OF ,hi. sLsteh Nj. PAudins was pitoasd
upon BY the Hsrth river sqaAe, and joseph Blunt Esq
who was one Il the managers for J,hn Quincy AdAus
TO BE- supporsd As chairman By the peoples party com
posed Of Clp ptoniAns fedsrasts. and ANAL section Of
the buo.tau party. John NJ BI,odgood acting ss tbs
for chairman; whsreupou tbs peoples men, uodsr ,hs
dire .tion of Blupt, Abraham sasg, Gen Robert S~t
ton The ysDs ana shouting for Pau ding ooonusd for
sbeut fifteen minutes; but Mr. Paulcins did not appear
and Robert swart-out finally acted chsirmAa for tn.
peoples men, being proceeded BY Mr. Anthony. tbs
CrAsford deste In the chair Two tic t. nom
patsd in the hubbub vhich ensuso, and the con-
was the slect Of the peoplss ticket and queny
tue skcti Of John ouiooy Adams to the Presidency
the election OF the Asseby tkst 10 ths city gave h,m
twenty Of the ssotorA Of this state BY ca,pg
shortly In re Leg stature -ho chose the slsstors
Ths p-op'es party having . majority in the Common
Cour ell, BY the elso Of November, 1879, turned
Stephen Allen and elected Ar Pauidipg MAJOR Of the
oily. Ii November, 1924, the Cintonians aao Crawford
comtin,d had . ms ority In the board The CrAw
ford wanted 10 cleo, judge Vim Van Mess; Re
corder ksr preferred PAuipg and tho uiutonians hold
log the bssncs OF power With three four Ia
bspds, voisd fos Philip Hone. After mary bal a., tue
.r de Of Jodge Van Ness sctpg er the advise o,
sstthew L. Davis detsIniuirg TO Geo PAal5og
fsred their votes TO Mr. Hone and elected him. rh-
following year ar Pauldng gain mayor and
Mr Hone dbpac d much TO hts mcrtia aatioo, he re-
lied TIE puberty he had erjored 10 the ccs for
election; but the manAyem@n. of tns Recorder and
James Lynch, vsE too ruch for him. II concentrated
the democracy Eeeir ~ hi hr Psudrg eho'.u the
third tine by th- mmon Conrc elected In 1928 bnt
the following Wal Bo~na onossn IN hts plAcs
ia CO his ssfvies In The rsyofsl NJ P<uang mas not
bsu Engaged 10 active public iut Some years stocs
he retired to his sessnt the osnss Of tas
Huoop 1T rsrry orr hs psssei tbs ming ~ hts
days In thai retreat hsvipg frvaf