Political Connection: Unremarkable?

I've uncovered lots of Sanford Hooper related references and will eventually post all of them. There are more details on the defalcation in local press similar to the articles in the previous two posts, information about lawsuits including a New York case that was heard by the Minnesota Supreme Court, and information about Sanford's business dealings in New York and Minnesota, both critical and admiring. But I have yet to see a single comment about what one would think an important aspect of Sanford's dealings: his brother- in- law was a big-time New York politician and in fact the Governor of the state when some of these events were taking place.

John Young was the Governor of New York from 1848-49. He began his political career in the New York Assembly in 1832, served in the U.S. House of Representatives, and after his stint as governor became the Assistant Treasurer of the United States under President Zachary Taylor until his death (of tuberculosis) in 1852 at the age of 49.