Isaac C. Delaplaine

Isaac C. Delaplaine
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's 8th district
In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	Horace F. Clark
Succeeded by	James Brooks
Personal details
Born	October 27, 1817 New York City, New York
Died	July 17, 1866(1866-07-17) (aged 48) New York City, New York
Resting place	Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, New York
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Matilda Post (m. 1838-1866, his death)
Children	2
Education	Columbia College
Profession	Attorney

Isaac Clason Delaplaine (October 27, 1817 – July 17, 1866) was a lawyer and politician who was a U.S. Representative from New York for one term during the American Civil War.

Early life

Delaplaine was born in New York City on October 27, 1817. He was a son of John Ferris Delaplaine (1786–1854), a successful merchant (whose firm, J. F. Delaplaine & Co., subscribed to a $10,000 government loan to help finance the War of 1812),^[1] and Julia Ann (née Clason) Delaplaine (1794-1866). His brother John Ferris Delaplaine Jr. (1815–1885), served as secretary of the U.S. legation in Vienna from 1866 to 1883.^[2][3]

Education

He graduated from Columbia College (now Columbia University) in 1834. He received a gold medal for finishing first in his class, as well as silver medals for placing first in studies of: moral and political philosophy; Greek and Roman literature; and mathematics and astronomy. He received the bronze medal for second place in natural, experimental and mechanical philosophy.^[4]

Delaplaine received a master's degree from Columbia in 1837. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1840, and practiced in New York City.

Career

He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh Congress serving from March 4, 1861 to March 3, 1863.^[5] Serving during the American Civil War, Delaplaine joined most other Democrats in supporting Abraham Lincoln's war measures, but opposing the emancipation of slaves and the suspension of Habeas corpus.

Family

In 1838, Delaplaine married Matilda Post (1821–1907).^[6] They were the parents of two daughters:

• Julie M. Delaplaine (1840–1915),^[7] who married attorney George Richard Schieffelin (1836–1910), the only son of Richard Lawrence Schieffelin.^[8]
• Florence Delaplaine (1849–1926),^[9] who married James Hude Beekman, in 1880. After his death in 1902,^[10][11] she married banker Gustav Amsinck, in 1904.^[12] After his death in 1909,^[13][14] she married, as his second wife, U.S. Representative Hamilton Fish II, son of Hamilton Fish, former Governor of New York, U.S. Secretary of State, and U.S. Senator, in 1912.^[15][16]

Descendants

Through his daughter Julie, he was grandfather to Julia Florence Schieffelin (1867–1963), and Matilda Constance Schieffelin (1877–1963), who married two Ismay brothers, Charles Bower Ismay and Joseph Bruce Ismay (both sons of Thomas Henry Ismay),^[17][18] as well as Margaret Helen Schieffelin (1870–1949), who married sportsman Henry Graff Trevor, founder of the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club,^[19] Sarah Dorothy Schieffelin (1875–1945),^[20] and George Richard Delaplaine Schieffelin (1884–1950),^[21] who married Louise Scribner,^[22] a daughter of publisher Charles Scribner II.^[23]

Death and burial

He died of apoplexy (what is now called a stroke) in New York City on July 17, 1866.^[24] He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. His widow died at her residence, 64 West 50th Street, on September 30, 1907.^[6]

References

1. "WHEN NEW YORK AIDED WAR LOANS OF 1812". The New York Times. 10 June 1917. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
2. "MR. DELAPLAINE'S LOSS OF MIND.; THE EX-SECRETARY OF THE VIENNA LEGATION IN A LAMENTABLE CONDITION". The New York Times. 4 April 1884. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
3. "JOHN F. DELAPLAINE'S WILL.; HIS RELATIVES REMEMBERED, BUT MOST OF HIS MONEY DEVOTED TO CHARITY". The New York Times. 17 February 1885. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
4. "The Commencement of Columbia College". Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineer. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation: 636–637. October 4–10, 1834. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
5. "Eighth Congressional District Ratification Meeting.; SPEECHES OF F.A. TALLMADGE AND ISAAC C. DELAPLAINE". The New York Times. 5 November 1860. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
6. "Died -- DELAPLAINE". The New York Times. 3 October 1907. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
7. "MRS. SCHIEFFELIN IS DEAD.; Widow of George R. Schieffelin Owned Valuable Paintings". The New York Times. 29 March 1915. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
8. "DIED -- SCHIEFFELIN". The New York Times. 27 October 1910. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
9. "DIED -- FISH". The New York Times. 23 October 1926. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
10. "DIED -- BEEKMAN". The New York Times. 25 February 1902. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
11. "Will of James H. Beekman". The New York Times. 15 March 1902. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
12. "Marriage of Delaplaine / Amsinck". New-York Tribune. 4 October 1904. p. 8. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
13. "GUSTAV AMSINCK". New-York Tribune. 10 June 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
14. "Died -- AMSINCK". The New York Times. 16 June 1909. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
15. "HAMILTON FISH'S WEDDING.; His Marriage to Mrs. Florence D.B. Amsinck to Take Place In June". The New York Times. 30 April 1912. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
16. "HAMILTON FISH AND MRS. AMSINCK WED; Ex - Assistant United States Treasurer Marries Widow in Her Fifth Avenue Home,". The New York Times. 26 June 1912. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
17. "TO BE MR. ISMAY'S BRIDE; Miss Constance Schieffelin Engaged to Sister's Brother-in-Law. War Hastens the Announcement and the Wedding to Come Before Seas Part Them". The New York Times. 13 January 1900. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
18. "MISS SCHIEFFELIN MARRIED.; The Bridegroom, Mr. C.B. Ismay, Off for South Africa". The New York Times. 14 January 1900. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
19. "HENRY GRAFF TREVOR, NEW YORK SPORTSMAN; Son of Financier and a Founder of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Is Dead at 72". The New York Times. 21 October 1937. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
20. "MISS S. D. SCHIEFFELIN". The New York Times. 10 August 1945. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
21. "GEORGE SCHIEFFELIN, SCRIBNER EX-OFFICIAL". The New York Times. 21 June 1950. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
22. "Divorces G.R.D. Schieffelin". The New York Times. 1 March 1941. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
23. "George Schieffelin, 82, Ex-Scribner Chairman". The New York Times. 2 February 1988. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
24. "DIED. DELAPLAINE". The New York Times. 19 July 1866. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

External links

• United States Congress. "Isaac C. Delaplaine (id: D000215)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Isaac C. Delaplaine at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Horace F. Clark	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th congressional district 1861–1863	Succeeded by James Brooks

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