Owen Augspurger collection of Samuel Wilkeson/Buffalo Harbor papers, 1819-1958 (bulk 1822-1823).

Augspurger, Owen B., 1913-1969,

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Buffalo lawyer with degrees from Princeton (A.B.) and the University of Buffalo (LL. B.); officer in U.S. Army's 102nd Anti-Aircraft Battallion in Pacific Theater during World War II (1941-1946), later rising to rank of Brigadier General in 5th Area Command of New York Guard; active in Buffalo Junior Chamber of Commerce, Buffalo Red Cross Chapter, University of Buffalo Council, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, and many other civic organizations; councilman, Delaware District, City of ...

Buffalo Harbor Company.

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Wilkeson, Samuel, 1781-1848

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Judge Samuel Wilkeson was involved in shipping and the manufacture of stoves and engines. He was the first judge of Erie County, an early mayor of Buffalo (1836), and a representative in the State Assembly and Senate. He was instrumental in the construction of Buffalo Harbor and the choice of Buffalo as the western terminus of the Erie Canal, and he was active in the abolitionist movement as a member of the American Colonization Society. From the description of Samuel Wilkeson papers...

Buffalo Harbor Association.

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