EDWARD COMSTOCK (p. 122)
Hon. Edward Comstock, son of Hon. Calvert and Eliza Mann (Sill) Comstock, was born in Rome, N. Y., April 30, 1842. He first decided upon a legal career and read law, but abandoned this to become lieutenant and adjutant in the 146th N.Y. Vol. in the war of the Rebellion. He was with the 146th Vol. in the battle of Fredericksburg and Gettysburg. Afterward he was on General Ganard’s staff commanding division of cavalry attached to General Sherman’s army in the advance from Cattanooga to Atlanta. Returning to his home in Rome he engaged in business with his father as a lumber manufacturer. In 1876 he established himself in the wholesale and retail lumber trade, with which he has been since identified.
Mr. Comstock is a prominent and an influential factor in the Democartic party and like his respected father has always taken a keen interest in the welfare and prosperity of the city of Rome. He was twice elected mayor, and is now a member of the Board of Education.