Amos C. Noyes
Amos Clark Noyes (September 17, 1818 – September 4, 1880) was an American politician and business owner. Born in Grafton County, New Hampshire, he later moved to Pennsylvania, where he served on the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Biography. Amos Clark Noyes was born on September 17, 1818, in Grafton County, New Hampshire. His ancestors were of Scotch-Irish descent. Noyes was from New Hampshire, but was also a prominent and highly respected figure in the state of Pennsylvania. Noyes was also a prominent landowner and noted timber man in the vicinity of the West Branch of the Susquehanna  River in Pennsylvania. Noyes was born to Rufus and Hannah Clark Noyes. Noyes taught school at the age of sixteen. In 1847, Col. Noyes moved to Lockport, Pennsylvania, where he worked in the lumber business and was a dealer of general merchandise. Col. Noyes came to Pennsylvania and resided in Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania for two years before relocating to Westport, Pennsylvania in 1849, where he lived for many years and was known as “Square Timber Noyes.” Noyes was nominated as the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives by the legislative districts of Lycoming and Clinton (in 1862). He  served from 1863–1865 and 1871–1873. As a contractor, Noyes was involved with the construction of the Clinton County Courthouse in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, which was built between 1867-1869. In 1875, at the Democratic State Convention in Erie, Pennsylvania, Noyes was one of the more prominent candidates for the office of governor. Noyes Township in Clinton County was named after Amos Noyes. The Col. A.C. Noyes Castle, Knights of the Eagle, named for Noyes, was instituted in 1890 in Westport, Pennsylvania, with 49 members. Personal life. Noyes was married on July 30, 1854, to Rebecca J., daughter of Charles and  Hannah (Saltman) Stewart. Rebecca was born September 10, 1833, in Westport, Pennsylvania, of a Scotch family. The funeral of Amos Noyes took place on September 7, 1880.