Notes for Israel T. CANBY

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Notes for Israel T. CANBY

In 1816, Israel married Elizabeth Piatt, whose father Robert Piatt owned equally extensive acreage on the Ohio River just above the Sprigg lands. From this marriage a son was born. At Piatt's Landing, on November 9, 1817, Edward Richard Sprigg Canby
was born. Within a year, his father, Israel, sold the Sprigg estate which had been willed to him by his Aunt. He then moved his family further down the Ohio River to Madison, Indiana. Israel engaged in pursuits other than his medical practice. There is
some doubt wether or not he continued his practice after he began his movement west. In 1818 and 1823, he purchased eleven-thousand acres of land in Illinois for Eighteen-thousand dollars. He also had acquired canals in Indiana and was a merchant of
goods, purchased in Baltimore, and sold as if he was a one-man Chamber of Commerce in Madison, Indiana. In the 1821-22 session of the Indiana State Assembly, Israel represented Jefferson County in the lower house. He became one of eight Trustees listed
in the Act to Incorporate Madison, Indiana. Israel was also appointed to the Platform and State Central Committees for the Indiana Convention for Andrew Jackson. In 1826, Israel was elected to a three year term as a State Senator. On July 4, 1828, he
resigned his seat in the Senate to run for Governor, announcing his candidacy only one month before the election. He lost his bid by only three-thousand votes. The new Governor was James Brown Ray. Dr. Israel T. Canby was a very prominent Hoosier
Democrat, and was treated accordingly.

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Elizabeth Piatt and Israel T Canby 17 Jan 1817, m(arried?) by Absalom Graves, b(ond?) Willis Graves, A-29

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