Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-31
A Venerable Man.

The Oldest Ex-Senator of New York State
 -Nfnety-seven Years A Former New
 Haven Man.
 We are indebted to one of our old fellow townsmen, the Rev Sheldon c Townsend, of Lockport, N Y, who is well remembered by many of our old citizens, for copy of the Oswego Times containing very interesting article headed .'The Oldest Senator" in re- Y. The paper is of the date of May 19, and says:
 Something has been said recently in the papers about the oldest surviving Assembly man of the State. Hon Alvin Bronson, of this city, will, tomorrow, be ninety-seven years of age, and he is well and hearty, walks down town nearly every day, and is as ire quently met upon our streets and stops his nelghbors and fellow citizens for friendly chat as often any well known gentleman among us. He served six years with honor and distinction in the Senate of this State before large majority of the present people of this State were born, and was the associate of men once eminent in the politics and af- fairs of this nation, whose names have long since passed into history.
 MT Bronson was in 1923 elected a Senator from the Fifth district of New York State, at the first election under the new constitu- tion adopted in that year. That was fifty seven years ago. The paper recalls the names of the leading men of New York State of those days, and of all that influential body MT Bronson alone survives. In 1929 he was again elected to the Senate for term of four years Wm L Marcy was Governor during that term and ex-Governor John A Dix was Secretary of State, Andrew Jackson was President of the United States, and John c Calhoun Vice President. The paper adds
 It seems almost like romance to meet daily and converse with one who was in the vigor of manhood with and the senior of many who have arisen in this State, led long and distinguished public career, and have long example the case of William H Seward. Mir Bronson was eighteen years old when Sew ard was born, and had long been Senator and in public life and had exerted an influence upon the affairs of the State before Mir Seward had emerged from obscurity. Mir. Stewards whole career as State Senator, Governor, United States Sena- tor, Secretary of State of the United States etc, all transpired after MT Bronson was well advanced in public life, and he died eight years ago, and still MT Bronson walks our streets hale and hearty man.
 It seems like 8 dream MT Bronson was a contemporary of Washington, and was six years old when the father of his country was elected President, and fourteen years old at the end of his term. He voted for Jefferson, and of course remembers the administrations of all our Presidents. He was three years older than W l. Marcy, who had most distinguished career as State Senator, Comptroller, United States Senator, Secreta- ry of War and Secretary of State, etc., and he was twelve years the senior of Silas Wright, jr. The venerable Thurlow Weed regards himself as the connecting link be- tween the past and the present age of politi- cians. But Mir Bronson was thirteen years old when Thurlow Weed was born and was in active public life before the latter was ever heard of outside of country printing office. Webster and Van Buren were MT Bronson's seniors by one year, and Henry Clay by three years only
 The century of Mir Bronson's life, now within three years of completion, has been one of the most eventful and interesting in the history of the world. His prospects of