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Biographical Sketch

Legislation of 1912 (Chapter 541) created a Panama-Pacific Exposition Commission to organize and promote exhibits of "commercial, educational, industrial, artistic, military, naval and other interests" of New York State. The exhibits were to be displayed at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco to "celebrate the completion and commercial use of the Panama canal." The commission was comprised of 15 members: five appointed by the governor, five appointed by the lieutenant governor, and five members of the Assembly appointed by the speaker of the Assembly.