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159: 321: 33: 688: 293:, gears, water pipes, and other iron products, as well as artillery. Despite the lack of local artisans and craftsmen skilled in ironworking, Kemble and his partners succeeded, especially after they hired William Young, a native of Belfast, Ireland. 201:, the eldest son of prosperous attorney and merchant Peter Kemble of New Jersey. Ships of the firm Gouverneur & Kemble conducted trade in the West Indies, Europe and China. Kemble was educated in New York and graduated from 312:. Four years later, the Kembles acquired most of the nearby Greenwood Iron Foundry and related industries. In 1839, the brothers sold the foundry to Parrott. A year later, his sister Mary married Parrott. 265:
Returning home, Kemble saw an opportunity to introduce the process in the United States. Along with other partners including his brother William and a consortium of investors including General
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which Kemble inherited and was sometimes known as "Salmagundi" or the "Bachelor's Elysium"). He was a founding member of the "Lads of Kilkenny". His sister, Gertrude, married
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to produce artillery pieces for the United States Government. The need of such an establishment was demonstrated by the
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Gouverneur Kemble died in Cold Spring on September 16, 1875, at the age of 89 and was buried in Cold Spring Cemetery.
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in 1840 and 1860. He was elected as a delegate to the 1846 convention for the revising New York's state constitution.
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and other members of city society, who enjoyed socializing at Cockloft Hall (an old family mansion on the
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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
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in November, 1818. Through his grandmother Gertrude Bayard, Kemble descended both from the
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in 1803, then entered the mercantile business. He was friends with
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became superintendent in 1836 and the Foundry weathered the
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is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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In his later years, he was an active supporter of the
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counties, serving two terms during the presidency of
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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"Paulding, James K.", 395:Kemble was one of the last survivors of the 591:Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography 192: 304:In 1823, Gouverneur Kemble leased land in 31: 709:19th-century New York (state) politicians 513: 511: 319: 656: 449: 447: 445: 390: 699:American politicians of Dutch descent 635:New York's 4th congressional district 508: 104:diplomat, industrialist, Congressman 442: 402: 328:Kemble was an active member of the 285:, and soon began to make cast iron 13: 674:Columbia College (New York) alumni 14: 720: 704:19th-century American legislators 684:American Civil War industrialists 576: 563:"Gouverneur Kemble (id: K000084)" 324:Coat of Arms of Gouverneur Kemble 308:, for the mineral rights to mine 174:from New York from 1837 to 1841. 157: 360:He served as a delegate to the 260: 539: 526: 497: 482: 473: 431: 362:Democratic National Convention 271:West Point Foundry Association 225:and the Van Cortlandt family. 1: 627:Member of the  612:U.S. House of Representatives 424: 387:as an Honorary Academician. 237:as a naval agent during the 7: 315: 228: 10: 725: 585:"Kemble, Gouverneur"  554: 522:, Fowler & Wells, 1889 385:National Academy of Design 356:Later political activities 642: 625: 617: 610: 491:Encyclopedia of Biography 172:United States Congressman 156: 151: 143: 133: 120: 116:from New York (1837–1841) 114:United States Congressman 108: 100: 90: 68: 39: 30: 23: 561:United States Congress. 419:Gouverneur Kemble Warren 417:Famed Civil War general 332:. He was elected to the 193:Early life and education 338:Twenty-sixth Congresses 306:Orange County, New York 233:Kemble was sent to the 325: 181:, a major producer of 377:David Hunter Strother 369:Hudson River Railroad 323: 283:Cold Spring, New York 80:Cold Spring, New York 534:Where They're Buried 267:Joseph Gardner Swift 219:James Kirke Paulding 177:He helped found the 397:Tontine Association 391:Tontine Association 16:American politician 520:Everyday Biography 412:Asher Brown Durand 326: 281:in the village of 239:Second Barbary War 187:American Civil War 179:West Point Foundry 128:West Point Foundry 72:September 18, 1875 652: 651: 643:Succeeded by 599:Gouverneur Kemble 295:Robert P. Parrott 207:Washington Irving 168:Gouverneur Kemble 165: 164: 126:helped found the 25:Gouverneur Kemble 716: 637: 618:Preceded by 608: 607: 595: 587: 572: 548: 543: 537: 530: 524: 518:Calver, Amelia. 515: 506: 501: 495: 486: 480: 477: 471: 470: 468: 466: 461:on March 3, 2016 457:. 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