[2] During the Marquis de Lafayette's 1824 visit to the United States, his father hosted the French statesman at their New Orleans home.
Young Alexander was born shortly thereafter and Lafayette became godfather of the boy, giving the family an "ornate silver teapot inscribed with the infant's name.
His maternal grandparents were Continental Congress delegate William Duer and Lady Catherine Alexander.
[7] Shortly after he became president, First National built their headquarters on the southeast corner of Seneca and Exchange Streets in Geneva.
[9] Chew also served as a trustee of Hobart College for forty-two years and a vestryman and warden of Trinity Church in Geneva.