Arnot, John
financier, congressman, was born March 31, 1831, in Elmira, N. Y.
He was three times president of the village of Elmira, and was the first mayor after its incorporation; and was, subsequently, twice elected mayor. He became cashier of The Chemung Canal bank, in 1851, and continued in that position. He was elected a representative from New York to the forty-eighth and forty-ninth congresses.
ARNOT, MATTHIAS HOLLENBACK, capitalist, was born Nov. 10, 1832. As president of The Chemung Canal bank, a family institution, which has in every crisis proved itself as solid as The Bank of England, Mr. Arnot has sustained the financial credit of Elmira in every storm.
His art gallery, which has cost not less than $300,000, is an evidence that his aspirations are higher and better than the mere love of gain. Among his practical interests are The Chemung Canal bank, The Sheldon Saddlery Co., Thomas Briggs and Co., brewers, The Junction Canal Co., The Seneca Lake Steam Navigation Co., The Chemung Plank Road Co., and The Elmira Industrial association, of most if not all of which he is the head.