Prominent nineteenth-century merchant and extensive landowner in Binghamton, NY.
| When Burke met | 1818 |
| Where Burke met | Broome Co, NY |
| Occupation | Commerce |
| Interaction with Burke | Burke met with him |
| Identity Status | Possible |
| Genealogy | |
| Memoir Pages | 91 |
Notes
Major Martin Hawley was a prominent nineteenth-century merchant and extensive landowner in Binghamton, New York. Arriving in Binghamton in 1818, he initially operated a mercantile store on Court Street in partnership with Gilbert Tompkins before turning his attention to real estate. He partnered with Col. Reuben Tower to subdivide a seventy-acre village tract, but is best known for his 1829 acquisition of a 2,500-acre tract extending south to the Pennsylvania border. Relocating to this property in 1833, Hawley established a highly productive dairy and agricultural enterprise, successfully settling the area that became the village of Hawleyton, named in his honor. In 1839, he served as an incorporator of the Susquehanna Bridge Company. While his exact vital dates are unrecorded, his family was influential in local development, including his son, James Hawley, who led efforts to construct the Hawley turnpike.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.