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About Myron Holley
Myron Holley was an American politician who played a major role in the creation of the Erie Canal. In 1816, he was appointed to the five-person Erie Canal Commission, which had the task of organizing and supervising the canal's construction. As one of two full-time and salaried members of the commission, he was its treasurer and the supervisor for the construction of the canal's main route.
Everything about Myron Holley →- Occupation
- politician, architect
- Position held
- member of the New York State Assembly
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 29, 1779
- Died
- March 4, 1841