Edward Butterfield Vreeland

1856 - 1936  (79 years)

• Name	Edward Butterfield Vreeland
  Birth	7 Dec 1856	Cuba, Allegany, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 May 1936	Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York
  Burial	Wildwood Cemetery, Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York
  Person ID	I69198	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family	Myra Price,   b. 1860
  Marriage	1881
  Children	+ 1. Laura Elizabeth Vreeland,   b. Abt 1882, Friendship, Allegany, New York d. Aft 1920, of, Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York (Age ~ 39 years)
  Family ID	F20395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Dec 1856 - Cuba, Allegany, New York Death - 8 May 1936 - Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York Burial - - Wildwood Cemetery, Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: GEDCOM file from Shari Nixon to Weldon Whipple, 26 Aug 2002. !SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to the Whipple Website, 16 Jan 2003. Cites The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 76, p. 278, Mrs. Laura Vreeland Whipple, DAR ID Number 76737. !SOURCE: Email from Nana Redell (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 27 Aug 2005. Quotes the following: VREELAND, Edward Butterfield, a Representative from New York; born in Cuba, Allegany County, N.Y., December 7, 1856; was graduated from Friendship Academy in 1877; moved to Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., in 1869; superintendent of the public schools at Salamanca, N.Y., 1877-1882; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1881, but did not engage in active practice; engaged in banking and in the oil and insurance business; became president of the Salamanca Trust Co. in 1891, served as postmaster of Salamanca 1889-1893; was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Warren B. Hooker; reelected to the Fifty-seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from November 7, 1899, to March 3, 1913; chairman, Committee on Banking and Currency (Sixty-first Congress); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1912; appointed a member of the National Monetary Commission, serving as vice chairman 1909-1912; resumed former business pursuits in Salamanca, N.Y., until January 1, 1936, when he retired from active business; died in Salamanca, N.Y., May 8, 1936; interment in Wildwood Cemetery. !SOURCE: Email from Nana Redell (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 31 Aug 2005. Quotes the following bio from Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, edited by William Adams (1893), "History of the Town of Salamanca - Chapter XLVI (46)," p. 1102: Edward B. VREELAND, a son of Simon and Jerusha (BUTTERFIELD) VREELAND and a brother of Judge Oliver S. VREELAND, is a native of Cuba, N. Y., and was born Dec. 7, 1857. He received his education in the public schools and in Friendship Academy, and moved to Salamanca in 1871. He was a teacher several years, five of which he was principal of Salamanca Union Free School, and by his influence an academic department was instituted under his administration. He studied law while teaching, and was admitted to the bar in 1880, but has never practiced. He commenced the insurance business in 1880 which he has since continued. He was active in the re-organization of the Salamanca National Bank, was one of its directors in 1881, and was elected its president in Sept., 1891, which position he still holds. He was appointed postmaster of Salamanca by President Harrison in April, 1889, and held the position until July 1, 1893. He is an active Republican, a speaker of ability, and takes the stump in presidential campaigns. In 1880, he married Almira, daughter of J. O. PRICE, of Friendship. They have three children.