Alonzo Barton Cornell (22 January 1832–15 October 1904) was Governor of New York from 1880 to 1883. January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ...

Born in Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York, he was the eldest son of Ezra Cornell, the founder of Cornell University. He was educated at the Ithaca Academy, and a the age of fifteen began a career in the field of telegraphy, later serving as a manager in telegraph offices. Afterwards, he owned steamboats on Cayuga Lake and was a bank official. Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that Ithaca Commons be merged into this article or section. ... Tompkins County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Ezra Cornell (January 11, 1807 – December 9, 1874) was an American businessman and founder of Cornell University. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other uses of the name Cornell, see Cornell (disambiguation). ... Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far and graphein = write) is the long-distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters, originally over wire. ... Cayuga Lake is the longest of western New Yorks glacial Finger Lakes, and is the second largest in surface area. ...

He was married to Esther Elizabeth Cornell.

He was an official of the Western Union Telegraph Company, founded by his father from 1868 to 1876. He was a surveyor of customs in New York City, chairman of the state Republican Party, and Speaker of the state assembly in 1873. New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

Cornell was Governor of New York from 1880 to 1882. He wrote a biography of his father in 1884. He established the state board of health and railroad commission. This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...

Although he lived in New York City during his latter years, Cornell died in Ithaca, New York.