| 词条 | Josiah T. Newcomb |
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LifeHe was born on June 19, 1868, in Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan, the son of Henry Martyn Newcomb and Lucia (Turner) Newcomb. He attended the public high school in Washington, D.C.; and graduated from Williams College in 1892. Then he became a newspaper editor and worked for the New York Evening Post.[1] He also studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1902, and practiced in New York City. Newcomb was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 23rd D.) in 1902 and 1904. He was a member of the New York State Senate (19th D.) from 1909 to 1912, sitting in the 132nd, 133rd, 134th and 135th New York State Legislatures. [2] At the Republican primary for the New York state election, 1914, he supported Harvey D. Hinman for governor and, after Hinman's defeat, supported the Progressive ticket. In 1917, he managed Mayor John Purroy Mitchel's failed campaign for re-election. From 1917 to 1927, he was Special Counsel to the Electric Bond and Share Company.[3] From 1927 to 1932 he was counsel to the National Utility Association.[1] He moved to LaGrangeville, in Dutchess County, and engaged in farming. He died on January 3, 1944 at Vassar Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York.[4] Sources1. ^[https://archive.org/stream/newyorkredbook00unse_1#page/149/mode/1up New York Red Book] (1902; pg. 149) {{s-start}}{{s-par|us-ny-hs}}{{succession box | before = William H. Smith | title = New York State Assembly 2. ^[https://archive.org/stream/officialnewyorkf04fitc#page/367/mode/1up Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes] by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 345, 349 and 367) 3. ^Josiah T. Newcomb at RootsWeb 4. ^1 2 {{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=J. Newcomb Dies, Ex-State Senator |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1944/01/04/archives/j-newcomb-dies-exstate-senator-counsel-for-national-utility.html |quote=Counsel for National Utility Association in 1927-32. Once Newspaper Man |newspaper=New York Times |date=January 4, 1944 |accessdate=2014-12-29 }} New York County, 23rd District | years = 1902 | after = Eugene J. McCarthy}}{{succession box | before = Eugene J. McCarthy | title = New York State Assembly New York County, 23rd District | years = 1904 | after = Richard H. Smith}}{{s-par|us-ny-sen}}{{succession box | before = Alfred R. Page | title = New York State Senate 19th District | years = 1909–1912 | after = Henry Salant}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Newcomb, Josiah T.}} 8 : 1868 births|1944 deaths|New York state senators|New York (state) Republicans|People from Manhattan|Members of the New York State Assembly|People from Owosso, Michigan|Williams College alumni |
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