Collector of the Port of New York

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customs post federal government office public office in the United States

The Collector of the Port of New York was a powerful 19th-century federal customs post responsible for overseeing and taxing the vast volume of imports entering through New York Harbor, making it one of the most politically influential patronage positions in the United States.

Aliases (1)

Collector of Customs for the Port of New York and New Jersey ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	customs post → federal government office → public office in the United States →
abolished	early 20th century →
appliesToJurisdiction	New York Harbor NERFINISHED → Port of New York NERFINISHED →
appointedBy	President of the United States → with advice and consent of the United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
hasDuty	enforce federal customs laws → levy federal tariffs on imported goods → manage customs officers and inspectors at the Port of New York → oversee customs collection on imports → remit customs revenues to the United States Treasury →
hasHeadquartersLocation	Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House → Custom House, New York City →
inception	early 19th century →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	New York (state) NERFINISHED → New York City NERFINISHED →
partOf	United States Customs Service NERFINISHED → United States Department of the Treasury →
positionHeldBy	Alonzo B. Cornell → Augustus Schell NERFINISHED → Byron M. Cutcheon NERFINISHED → Chester A. Arthur NERFINISHED → Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence → Daniel Magone NERFINISHED → Edward A. Merritt NERFINISHED → Edward L. Hedden NERFINISHED → Elias B. Fish → Fernando Wood → Henry A. Smythe NERFINISHED → Hiram Barney → Hugh McCulloch → James T. Kilbreth NERFINISHED → Jesse Hoyt NERFINISHED → John A. Dix NERFINISHED → John J. Astor NERFINISHED → John J. Cisco → John J. Crittenden → Moses H. Grinnell NERFINISHED → Nevins W. McReady NERFINISHED → Samuel Swartwout → Silas W. Burt NERFINISHED → William H. Robertson NERFINISHED → William H. Wickham → William M. Evarts →
reasonForSignificance	large share of federal customs revenue collected at New York Harbor →
replacedBy	Collector of Customs for the Port of New York and New Jersey →
significantFor	control of federal jobs and contracts in New York City → influence in national party politics → political patronage in New York →
timePeriod	19th century →
usedFor	distribution of political patronage →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chester A. Arthur →	positionHeld
Collector of the Port of New York ("Collector of Customs for the Port of New York and New Jersey") →	replacedBy