John Broome | |
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.jpg) John Broome as depicted in 1895'sMakers of New York. | |
| Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
| In office July 1804 – August 8, 1810 | |
| Governor | Morgan Lewis(1804–1807) Daniel D. Tompkins(1807–1810) |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah Van Rensselaer |
| Succeeded by | John Tayler |
| Member of theNew York Provincial Congress | |
| In office 1775–1777 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 19, 1738 |
| Died | August 8, 1810(1810-08-08) (aged 72) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouses | |
| Relations | John L. Broome (grandson) |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Broome Marie LaTourette |
| Signature | .png) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Thirteen Colonies |
| Branch/service | New York State Militia |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Battles/wars | Revolutionary War |
John Broome (July 19, 1738 – August 8, 1810) was an American merchant and politician who was thelieutenant governor of New York, from 1804 to 1810.
Broome was born onStaten Island in theProvince of New York on July 19, 1738. He was the youngest of four children born to Samuel Broome (1685/93–1771), a staunchPresbyterian, and Marie (née LaTourette) Broome (1693–1774). His maternal grandparents were Jean LaTourette and Marie Mercereau, who wereFrench Huguenots.[1]
Broome studied law withWilliam Livingston, but around 1762 abandoned a legal career to join his brother Samuel in a partnership to import British goods.
In 1775, Broome joined the military for theAmerican Revolution when he was appointedlieutenant colonel of the Second New York City Regiment of Militia, which was commanded byJohn Jay.
He was a member of theNew York Provincial Congress from 1775 to 1777, and a delegate to theNew York State Constitutional Convention in 1777.
He was anAlderman in 1783-84 and 1785–86, and New York City Treasurer in 1784. He was the president of theNew York City Chamber of Commerce from 1785 to 1794 and was engaged in trade with India and China at that time. He is said to have launched the importation of tea from China with an initial shipment of 2 million pounds.[2]
In August 1795, during an outbreak ofyellow fever, he was the chairman of the city's Health Committee, appointed byGovernor George Clinton the previous year, and kept on by Clinton's rivalJohn Jay despite Broome's prominence at a partisan rally to oppose thetreaty Jay had just negotiated with the British since health was not considered a partisan issue. The health committee denied there was an epidemic and played down the number of deaths, attributing them to other causes.
Broome twice ran unsuccessfully forU.S. Congress; first inMarch 1789 againstFederalist candidateJohn Laurance, and then again inApril 1802 against Federalist candidateJoshua Sands. Broome was a member ofNew York County of theNew York State Assembly in 1800-01 and 1802, and a member of theNew York State Senate in 1804.
Broome was electedLieutenant Governor of New York three times, serving from July 1804 until he died in office in August 1810. He initially defeatedOliver Phelps in 1804 and then won re-election overThomas Storm in 1807 andNicholas Fish in 1810. He served under twoGovernors ofNew York—first underMorgan Lewis (1804–1807), and then underDaniel D. Tompkins (1807–1810). Broome's death occurred a month into his third term, so that at first thePresident pro tempore of the State SenateJohn Tayler became acting lieutenant governor, and in April 1811DeWitt Clinton wona special election to serve for the remainder of the term.
On October 19, 1769, he married Rebecca Lloyd (1747–1800) and they had several children, including:[3]
On July 9, 1806, Broome married Ruth Hunter (c.1757–1840), the widow of auctioneer Robert Hunter (c.1735–1800) and mother of State SenatorJohn Hunter (1778–1852).
Like a very large number of New York City residents, Broome held people as slaves.[4]
Broome's remains were initially buried in the churchyard of theFirst Presbyterian Church in New York onWall Street inNew York City. However, they were moved in the 1840s when the church relocated to Fifth Avenue between 11th and 12th Streets inGreenwich Village inManhattan.
Through his son John, he was the grandfather ofMarine Corps officerJohn Lloyd Broome (1824–1898).
Through his daughter Julia, he was the grandfather of Adele Caroline Livingston (1810/3–1841), who married New York merchantJoseph Sampson (1793–1872),[3] themselves the parents ofAdele Livingston Sampson (wife ofFrederic W. Stevens andMaurice de Talleyrand-Périgord) and grandparents of Adele Livingston "Daisy" Stevens (1864–1939), who was married toFrederick Hobbes Allen (1858–1937),[5] a prominent international lawyer who was the son ofElisha Hunt Allen (1804–1883), formerU.S. Representative fromMaine and theUnited States Minister to the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1856 until he died in 1883,[6] and the grandson ofSamuel Clesson Allen (1772–1842), aSenator from Massachusetts.[7]
Broome County, New York, and theTown of Broome inSchoharie County, New York are named after him, as well asBroome Street inManhattan inNew York City.
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