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LEROY
TOWN, GENESEE COUNTY, NEW YORK GENWEB PROJECT
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BIOGRAPHY NELSON BOGUE - OF ELBA, NY |
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| Bogue,
Nelson, was born in Elba, Genesee County, N. Y., January 24, 1844. His
father, Dan H. Bogue, was a native of Enosburg, VT. He married Miss
Maria Turner, daughter of Elijah Turner, who came from Chenango County,
N. Y., and who was among the first settlers in Elba. Nelson Bogue, the
third son, is in every respect a self-made man. By his own efforts he
made his way through Batavia High School, the Alexander Seminary and
the State Normal School of Albany, N.Y., where he graduated in June,
1865. He was assistant teacher in the Attica High School, principal
of the Oakfield and Elba schools for one term each. Not owning any land
he leased an acre here and there; in 1868 began the foundation of the
Batavia Nurseries which now rank among the most complete and best equipped
nurseries in the State. Mr. Bogue has not been content with a careful
observation and study of the methods of the American nurseryman, but
has traveled extensively in Great Britain and the Continent with the
view of getting more knowledge covering the selecting, propagating and
growing of superior nursery stock. He has been prominently connected
with both the agricultural and educational interests of his County and
State. Has served as secretary and president of the Genesee County Agricultural
Society; was member of executive committee of State Agricultural Society,
and is now and has been for several years member of the executive committee
of the Western New York Horticultural Society. When Mr. Cleveland was
governor he appointed Mr. Bogue a trustee of the State School for the
Blind at Batavia for a term of six years, and he is now (March, 1899)
serving his sixth year of a like appointment from ex-Governor Flower.
Mr. Bogue is a lover of rural life, and, although personally directing
his large nursery interests, has found time to quite largely engage
in the breeding of Morgan horses and Jersey cattle, and to add to his
surroundings many features that make home attractive and happy. He was
never married.
Source: Our County and its people, A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890 |
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