predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place office birth_date term_start signature image article_title term_end name
'' none '' henry w. sage 9 december 1874 westchester landing , the bronx , new york ithaca , new york 1st chairman of cornell board of trustees 11 january 1807 1866 ezra cornell signature.svg ezra cornell.jpg ezra cornell
 1874 ezra cornell
ezra cornell

ezra cornell -lrb- january 11 , 1807 -- december 9 , 1874 -rrb- was an american businessman , politician , philanthropist and educational administrator .
he was the founder of western union and a co-founder of cornell university .
he also served as president of the new york agriculture society and as a new york state senator .
