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Biographical information about people who were born in, lived in, worked in or had some connection with Schenectady County.
Sayles, John (1950 —)
Schaefer, Vincent J. (1906 — 1993)
[General Electric researcher and conservationist]
Print Resources:
Schaets, Reynier (? — 1690)
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Schermerhorn, Jacob Janse (? — 1689)
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Schermerhorn, Kenneth DeWitt (1929 — 2005)
Schermerhorn, Reyer (? — 1719)
Schermerhorn, Simon J. (1850 — 1901)
[Rotterdam town supervisor, U. S. Representative]
Hon. Simon J. Schermerhorn (Biographical Review: Greene, Schoharie and Schenectady Counties, New York )
Schermerhorn, Symon (? — 1696)
Sebring, Lewis Beck (1868 — ?)
[Schenectady civil engineer]
Lewis Beck Sebring (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Sevits, Hyman W. (1896 — ?)
[Schenectady attorney]
Hyman W. Sevits (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Seward, William Henry (1801 — 1872)
Shannon, Oscar H. (1848 — ?)
[Schenectady tinsmith and Civil War veteran]
Oscar H. Shannon (Biographical Review: Greene, Schoharie and Schenectady Counties, New York )
Sherman, John C. (1896 — 1941)
Sixbery, Manasseh
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Slingerland, Cornelis (? — 1753)
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Smeallie, William James (1852 — ?)
[Princetown town supervisor and farmer]
William James Smeallie (Biographical Review: Greene, Schoharie and Schenectady Counties, New York )
Smith, J. Fred (1882 — ?)
[superintendent of Union Mills, Herkimer, NY]
J. Fred Smith (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Smith, John Blair (1755 — 1799)
[first president of Union College]
Our First President (Union College )Print Resources:
Somers, Wayne. "Smith, John Blair" in Encyclopedia of Union College History , pp. 654-657 (Schenectady: Union College Press, 2003) [378.73 ENC at SCPL].
Smith, Thomas
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Spina, Anthony S. (Rev.) (1892 — ?)
[assistant pastor of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Schenectady]
Rev. Anthony S. Spina (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Springsteen, Casparus
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Stanford, Charles
[industrialist and New York State Senator]
Charles Stanford (Governor: The Life and Legacy of Leland Stanford )
Stanford, Leland (1824 — 1893)
[railroad industrialist and US Senator]
Leland Stanford (1824-1893) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present )Leland Stanford (Our Hall of Fame )Print Resource:
Deverell, William. "Leland Stanford" in American National Biography , v. 20, pp. 539-541 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) [R 920 ANB at SCPL].
Steenstrup, Christian
[General Electric engineer, pioneer in electric refrigeration]
Christian Steenstrup (Edison Tech Center)
Steinmetz, Charles Proteus (1865 — 1923)
[engineer and inventor]
Pictures from the life of Charles Steinmetz (CDLC Digital Collections)Charles Proteus Steinmetz (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )Photo with Thomas A. Edison in Edison and Steinmetz (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Charles P. Steinmetz (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia /Information Please)Charles P. Steinmetz (German American Corner)Charles Proteus Steinmetz (Our Hall of Fame )Charles Proteus Steinmetz (Edison Tech Center)Charles Proteus Steinmetz and the Magic of Electricity by Franz Pichler (Ars Electronica) (requires free PDF viewer )Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Inventor (Yonkers Historical Society)Charles Proteus Steinmetz: The Wizard of General Electric, Part I and Part II (Dick Reiman)Charles Steinmetz: Union's Electrical Wizard (Union College )Divine Discontent: Charles Proteus Steinmetz (documentary)Luminaries in the Limelight by Louis Erhardt (Lighting Design + Application - skip to pp. 5-6) (requires free PDF viewer )Grave of Charles Steinmetz (Find a Grave)Print Resources:
Anderson, Olga K. "Charles P. Steinmetz, 1865-1923" in Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists , v. 4, pp. 1915-1917 (New York: Gale Research, 1995) [R 925 Not v. 4 at SCPL].
"Charles Proteus Steinmetz" in Encyclopedia of World Biography, Second Edition , v. 14, pp. 419-420 (Detroit: Gale Research, 1998) [R 920 ENC at SCPL].
Chipman, Robert A. "Steinmetz, Charles Proteus" in Dictionary of Scientific Biography , vol. XIII, pp. 24-25 (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976) [R 925 D55 at SCPL].
Hammond, John Winthrop. Charles Proteus Steinmetz: A Biography , (London: The Century & Co., 1924) [B S823h at SCPL].
Lavine, Sigmund A. Steinmetz: Maker of Lightning , (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1955) [j B S823l at SCPL].
Leonard, Jonathan Norton. Loki: The Life of Charles Proteus Steinmetz B S823l at SCPL].
Zund, Joseph D. "Charles Proteus Steinmetz" in American National Biography , v. 20, pp. 643-645 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) [R 920 ANB at SCPL].
Stevens, Jonathan
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Stoddard, Alexander J. (1889 — ?)
Stratton, Samuel Studdiford (1916 — 1990)
[mayor of Schenectady, U. S. congressman]
Samuel Studdiford Stratton (1916 — 1990) (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present )Print Resources:
Wilkin, Jeff. "Stratton Takes Office, Sets Ambitious Course." Daily Gazette , 1/2/2006:C1
Swart, Esaias or Jesaias (1653 — ?)
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Swart, Teunis Cornelise (? — 1680?)
Swart, William J. (1873 — 1921)
[Schenectady physician and surgeon]
William J. Swart, M. D. (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 )
Swits, Cornelis
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
Swits, Isaac Cornelise (1642 — ?)
[early freeholder of Schenectady]
Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent )
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