LAPHAM HOME
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NYS Historic
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- 6227 Boughton Hill Road, Farmington, NY
- 42.96145, -77.369944
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B.R.A.G. Historical Society
LAPHAM HOME
Inscription
LAPHAM HOMEELBRIDGE LAPHAM BORN 1814
IN FARMINGTON NEW YORK
APPOINTED U.S. SENATOR FROM
NYS SERVED 1881 TO 1885
SUCCEEDING ROSCOE CONKLING.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2013
Elbridge G. Lapham was born in the village of Farmington, New York, in 1814. Lapham grew up in the area and attended the Canandaigua Academy. Initially he pursued a career in civil engineering, before he transitioned into studying law, and later entered politics. In 1881 he was elected as a U.S. Senator from New York State and served from 1881-1885, succeeding Roscoe Conkling.
