Flynn Whitcomb (December 20, 1833 – June 14, 1911) was an American farmer and politician from New York.
Life
editWhitcomb was born on December 20, 1833, in Granville, New York.[1] His parents were Samuel Whitcomb, a preacher for the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Selinda Smith. Whitcomb moved to Walworth as an infant. In 1838, he moved to Ontario, New York.[2]
After attending school, Whitcomb learned the carpenter trade. He spent most of his life working as a farmer, with his own 87 acre farm. He also was involved in fruit raising. He married Mary A. Clark of Williamson in 1854.[2]
Whitcomb was Collector and Excise Commissioner for Ontario. In 1891, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Wayne County 2nd District. He served in the Assembly in 1892.[1]
Whitcomb died at home on June 14, 1911.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Lloyd, Will L. (1892). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 171–172.
- ^ a b Cowles, George W.; Smith, H. P. (1895). Landmarks of Wayne County, New York. Syracuse, N. Y.: D. Mason & Company. p. 226.
- ^ "Flynn Whitcomb, of Ontario, Dead". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. 16 June 1911. p. 3.