became Trustee of the Waterworks Sinking Fund and one of its first officials in 1870. He served on a committee to establish the Cohoes Hospital, and in later years, his generosity permitted the hospital to construct two large additions. Because of his prominence in the community, Silliman was selected to deliver the address at the dedication of City Hall in 1895. Like his parents, Silliman was active in the church, and served in 1876 as superintendent of the Presbyterian Church Sunday School. Church services were held in the Silliman home on Saratoga Street until a church was erected on the corner of Remsen and Factory Streets. Silliman helped fund the Silliman Memorial Church, in Cohoes, constructed in 1896 in memory of his parents, Levi and Clarissa. This Romanesque revival church stood on the corner of Mohawk and Ontario Streets for about 100 years. Death and legacy Silliman died on May 4, 1910 at 84. His philanthropy included funding additions to Hamilton College, in Clinton, New York, building the Silliman Lodge in New Jersey (a home for invalid girls), and establishing Silliman University in Dumaguete. On September 23, 2010, Silliman Park (at the corner of Mohawk Street & Ontario Street) in Cohoes was re-dedicated by Mayor John T. McDonald III. Notes and references External links Silliman University, Dumaguete, Philippines — Official website Silliman Memorial Church in Cohoes @ LostLandmarks.org Re-dedication of Silliman Park, by the City of Cohoes, New York, on September 23, 2010. Silliman University People from Cohoes, New York Philanthropists from New York (state) American expatriates in the Philippines 1910 deaths 1825 births Union College (New York) alumni The Albany Academy alumni YMCA leaders 19th-century American philanthropists