[1] He and his parents Humphrey and Margaret moved to Brooklyn shortly after immigrating.
[3] In 1886, Plant unsuccessfully ran as Brooklyn Supervisor under the United Labor Party.
[4] Plant was elected in 1891 to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Kings County 2nd District.
[10] Their children were William, Edward, Humphrey, Mary, Loretta, Margaret, Catherine, and Elizabeth.
[8] Plant died from heart failure on April 7, 1905, in his home on 105 Adams Street.