Terms Served
Listed by term start date:
- Apr 1890 – Mar 1890 (One Term)
Biography
Thomas Hervey Eddy (1852-1897) was born in 1852 in the town of Greece. Thomas was an ardent Republican and was elected for one term as Greece Town Supervisor in 1890. He also served as a New York State assemblyman in 1895. Thomas’ Eddy family is of English Puritan descent, arriving in America in 1630. Thomas Hervey’s father, Thomas, was born in Pennsylvania before moving to Ithaca, then to Victor, before marrying wife, Phebe Lyon, in 1842. The last move was to the town of Greece in 1843 at what is now 3205 Mount Read Boulevard at the northwest corner of Stone Road where they raised sheep and farmed, before switching their crop to hops, which was very profitable. In 1850, the couple were able to build the gracious Greek Revival home at 3205 Mount Read Boulevard that still stands. Thomas and Phebe had four children. Supervisor Thomas Hervey was born and lived on the Eddy homestead his whole life except for when he attended the Carpenters Collegiate Institute and Williams Commercial College. When Thomas Hervey returned from college in 1870, he built a large cow barn with a cupola, using whole trees from the back lot of the farm for the beams in the floor and the rafters in the loft. He kept a herd of fifty cows in the barn. The land and pasture were good for dairy farming. Thomas had a milk wagon labeled Eddy Dairy Farm to transport the milk to market. True to Eddy form, this added another successful venture to the existing farm and hops businesses. Thomas Hervey married Adelgonde Mackenzie (1852-1911) to Mayville, New York. She was the youngest daughter of fur trader and northwest explorer Daniel and Adelgonde Droz Mackenzie. Thomas Hervey and Adelgonde raised four children, Frances, Adelgonde, Donnie Louise, and Thomas Henry. Thomas Hervey died in 1897, and his wife followed in 1911. They are buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery. The historic family home stayed in the family until 1938 and still exists today.Term Highlights
In 1890 the first electric trolley cars begin service from Ridge Road to Charlotte over Lake Avenue.
In 1890 the first three buildings at Kodak Park are constructed. Photo Gallery
