Chenango County NyArchives Obituaries.....Throop, Simon Gager February 1875
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Jeffersonian Republican. (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911: February 22, 1877
Simon Gager Throop, son of Daniel and Mary Throop, who departed this life at his
residence in this borough, on Wednesday evening last, at the ripe old age of 87
years, 1 month and 11 days, was born at Boswell, Connecticut, January 4th, 1790. At
an early age his parents moved to Hudson, N.Y. , taking the subject of this sketch
with them. Here, after receiving such education as the county afforded, and which
included the classics, he entered his fathers store as clerk where he remained for
some time, when he entered the office of the late Hon. Elisha Williams, one of New
York's most able and eloquent lawyers of the olden time, when there were
intellectual giants in the land and with ex-President Van Buren as an office mate
successfully pursued the study of law. With his parents, who followed the advance of
civilization he, upon his admission to the Bar, settled in Oxford, Chenango county,
New York, where he followed his profession with great zeal and success. After
filling the office of Surrogate of the county, and several others of minor import,
Civil and Military, he in 1816 -'17 was, as a Clinton Democrat, returned to the
Legislature at Albany, where he gave promise of more than ordinary distinction as a
debater and as a successful legislator. His party falling into reproach because of
its steady adherence to the cause of internal improvements, he was defeated on a
re-nomination for re-election and never afterwards appeared as a candidate for
political office, though he always steadily held to and maintained his adherence to
his party, and was noted through the midland counties of New York State for the
eloquence and argumentative force of his speeches in its behalf. In 1843 he removed
to Honesdale, Wayne county, Pa., where he for a time engaged in the practice of his
profession, but finding the intricacies of the Pennsylvania practice to militate
against the interest of his clients, he measurably retired from active work at the
bar, and, at the solicitation of the businessmen of the place he accepted the office
of Justice of the Peace, and successfully and satisfactorily filled the position for
two full terms. In 1866, he, with his estimable lady, who survives him at the ripe
old age of 85 years, removed to this place, where his only surviving child, Mrs.
Edward L. Wolf, was then a resident, since when he has continued a resident of our
beautiful borough...During his residence in New York State, his name became a very
synonym of good humor, and the records of the "Unadilla Haut," a Nimrodic Club,
embracing many of the most brilliant names of middle New York on the roll of its
membership... In politics Judge Throop was a staunch Republican... In his religious
belief Judge Throop held to the tenets of the Episcopal Church, and for a long time
held the position of trustee in St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Oxford, N. Y... The
religious services were ably and impressively conducted by the Rev. A. A. Marple, of
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Scranton, and the Rev. Dr. Carrow, of the M. E. Church
of this place, on Saturday last... 

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