Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Cheney, Theseus Apoleon

CHENEY, Theseus Apoleon, historian, b. in Leon, Cattaraugus co., N. Y., 16 March, 1830; d. in Starkey, N. Y., 2 Aug., 1878. He was educated at Oberlin, founded the Georgic society and library, and devoted himself to the study of the history of southern New York. In a speech at Conewango, N. Y., 20 Aug., 1854, he suggested the name republican for the new party that was forming. He published "Report on the Ancient Monuments of Western New York" (1860); "Historical Sketch of the Chemung Valley" (1866); "Historical Sketch of Eighteen Counties of Central and Southern New York" (1868); "Laron";"Relations of Government to Science"; and "Antiquarian Researches."