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The Political Graveyard: New York: 1937-38 Constitutional Convention
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: New York: 1937-38 Constitutional Convention</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Crane</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faye-fehr.html#025.43.56">George R. Fearon</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/feickert-fellman.html#635.66.59">Benjamin F. Feinberg</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis4.html#339.02.53">Harry E. Lewis</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#145.23.35">Philip J. McCook</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#880.40.54">Abbot Low Moffat</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oconor-odean.html#339.06.54">Caroline O'Day</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osborne.html#039.21.18">Lithgow Osborne</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/poinier-polke.html#240.59.21">Charles Poletti</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rilling-ripps.html#110.14.40">Harlan W. Rippey</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sears.html#765.45.26">Charles B. Sears</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trelease-trimarchi.html#222.42.80">Morris S. Tremaine</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/unger-upfold.html#846.60.69">Samuel Untermyer</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wagner.html#509.64.46">Robert F. Wagner</a> 1938 <li> 1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/downs-doxey.html#022.08.71">James L. Dowsey, Sr.</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maclafferty-madar.html#378.76.86">W. Kingsland Macy</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moses.html#184.74.40">Robert Moses</a> 1938 <li> 2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maloney.html#357.63.70">William J. Maloney</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nuckles-nyquist.html#196.36.89">Joseph D. Nunan, Jr.</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ohare-oke.html#221.09.83">Kenneth W. O'Hare</a> 1938 <li> 3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/galland-gallman.html#810.27.20">Mae V. Gallis</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#051.47.75">Clara Lurz</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shepperd-sherlock.html#556.42.15">John F. X. Sheridan</a> 1938 <li> 4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bennett5.html#616.27.57">John J. Bennett</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kleindienst-klima.html#116.50.19">Philip M. Kleinfeld</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html#164.66.91">Abraham H. Schiff</a> 1938 <li> 5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/byrne.html#480.65.31">Myles J. Byrne</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cullen.html#318.19.13">Thomas H. Cullen</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#895.78.21">John F. Furey</a> 1938 <li> 6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heebner-hefron.html#460.00.50">James J. Heffernan</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcbroom-mccain.html#714.71.23">J. Kenneth McCabe</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rhomberg-riccobono.html#833.02.15">Benjamin C. Ribman</a> 1938 <li> 7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/goodroads-gorbey.html#342.45.22">Murray P. Gootrad</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kovach-krapohl.html#451.25.09">Abraham Kraditor</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reade-rector.html#977.87.33">James S. Reagan</a> 1938 <li> 8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curren-currin.html#985.75.01">Hector McG. Curren</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kane.html#659.44.60">William E. Kane</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stein-steinmetz.html#053.46.06">Irwin Steingut</a> 1938 <li> 9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson3.html#720.15.70">Frank E. Johnson</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/livingston.html#393.22.33">Jacob H. Livingston</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rugh-rusch.html#690.50.18">Bernard A. Ruoff</a> 1938 <li> 10th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dowling.html#518.54.00">Edward A. Dowling, Sr.</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lambdin-lamy.html#800.91.25">Baldassare Lamberta</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/marianetti-markowitz.html#746.33.74">Salvator Marinello</a> 1938 <li> 11th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kubale-kuhlman.html#443.44.34">William J. Kuczwalski</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mahady-mahone.html#562.67.31">William J. Mahon</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcfarlane-mcgavock.html#010.81.08">Francis D. McGarey</a> 1938 <li> 12th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rossdale-rotan.html#716.90.51">Nicholas A. Rossi</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith1.html#495.23.56">Alfred E. Smith</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vaile-valentin.html#643.61.06">Louis A. Valente</a> 1938 <li> 13th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#404.27.71">Adrian P. Burke</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gareche-garlak.html#697.16.22">Eugene Lester Garey</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmurchie-mcnally.html#158.18.31">James B. M. McNally</a> 1938 <li> 14th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ede-edlin.html#487.76.72">Morris Eder</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stafseth-standifer.html#475.52.74">Murray W. Stand</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weems-weinland.html#040.33.58">Edward Weinfeld</a> 1938 <li> 15th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/benjiman-bennet.html#982.12.71">William S. Bennet</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nason-nazaire.html#802.60.30">Edgar J. Nathan, Jr.</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sawyers-sayward.html#911.93.98">Martin Saxe</a> 1938 <li> 16th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delany-delawarr.html#396.67.23">Edmund J. Delany</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fogleson-folse.html#032.15.47">James A. Foley</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartz.html#407.66.02">William Schwartz</a> 1938 <li> 17th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baldwin.html#268.57.43">Joseph Clark Baldwin</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curran.html#106.20.05">Thomas J. Curran</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ridge-riggin.html#821.14.20">Harold Riegelman</a> 1938 <li> 18th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donovon-dorilus.html#261.77.08">John T. Dooling</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccall.html#938.00.99">John T. McCall</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osburn-ostrowski.html#212.04.29">William J. O'Shea</a> 1938 <li> 19th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hooper.html#974.43.39">Chauncey M. Hooper</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sternberg-steunenberg.html#194.77.68">Max D. Steuer</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivan5.html#181.77.39">John J. Sullivan</a> 1938 <li> 20th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html#437.81.79">Benjamin Bernstein</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dyess-dzula.html#326.16.73">Thomas B. Dyett</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faircloth-farleigh.html#076.70.06">Alex A. Falk</a> 1938 <li> 21st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly4.html#611.82.50">Howard C. Kelly</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lynch.html#743.22.57">Walter A. Lynch</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#379.20.80">Henry G. Schackno</a> 1938 <li> 22nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohen.html#405.35.81">Louis Cohen</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ferriss-fieger.html#556.22.76">M. Maldwin Fertig</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly5.html#181.73.66">Joseph P. Kelly</a> 1938 <li> 23rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dunnagan-dunwell.html#840.66.58">John J. Dunnigan</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin3.html#099.20.32">Francis Martin</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckee.html#253.79.85">Joseph V. McKee</a> 1938 <li> 24th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boude-bowe.html#105.10.41">John E. Bowe</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/redd-redwood.html#358.79.07">T. Fergus Redmond</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thye-tiernan.html#518.05.62">J. Harry Tiernan</a> 1938 <li> 25th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore1.html#150.48.82">Bertha S. Moore</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pittsford-platzek.html#680.77.61">Livingston Platt</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young5.html#409.24.97">J. Addison Young</a> 1938 <li> 26th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bleakley-blews.html#652.30.54">William F. Bleakley</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gerard-gerrity.html#819.52.38">Herbert C. Gerlach</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallach-walser.html#485.21.24">William J. Wallin</a> 1938 <li> 27th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#150.30.58">Henry F. Gardner</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gorney-goulart.html#700.31.17">Percy V. D. Gott</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hipke-hisson.html#580.05.99">Henry Hirschberg</a> 1938 <li> 28th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bondurant-boog.html#937.20.41">Frederic H. Bontecou</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/callan-came.html#596.39.28">Albert S. Callan</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fischman-fishburne.html#559.40.43">Hamilton Fish, Jr.</a> 1938 <li> 29th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boude-bowe.html#824.09.23">Arthur F. Bouton</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cole.html#429.77.09">Seth T. Cole</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elmquist-elwyn.html#860.62.05">Philip Elting</a> 1938 <li> 30th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bergan-berkstresser.html#956.15.41">Francis Bergan</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenck.html#578.59.53">Gilbert V. Schenck</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whalen.html#123.77.07">Robert E. Whalen</a> 1938 <li> 31st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis4.html#775.98.74">Harold M. J. Lewis</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murray7.html#407.48.56">Robert T. Murray</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ross.html#264.55.05">Ogden J. Ross</a> 1938 <li> 32nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#197.49.93">John Alexander</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kilguss-kim.html#775.91.99">Louis M. Killeen</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmurchie-mcnally.html#616.72.97">Walter S. McNab</a> 1938 <li> 33rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bartos-bason.html#527.80.29">Wyman S. Bascom</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brewster.html#564.29.42">O. Byron Brewster</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/iacino-ingerman.html#578.35.56">Daniel F. Imrie</a> 1938 <li> 34th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cubberley-culla.html#210.10.79">Frank L. Cubley</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore4.html#256.41.05">George J. Moore</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/waterman.html#820.65.12">Robert S. Waterman</a> 1938 <li> 35th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruns-bruyn.html#381.68.86">Donald L. Brush</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lovejoy-lowdermilk.html#180.32.98">A. Augustus Low</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams7.html#347.48.84">Perry G. Williams</a> 1938 <li> 36th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall6.html#946.05.28">Merchant B. Hall</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lawe-lawr.html#804.35.47">Francis J. Lawler</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee9.html#719.87.75">William Ross Lee</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sewell-seyler.html#727.91.47">Mason F. Sexton</a> 1938 <li> 37th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/asbjornson-ashlay.html#656.75.38">Frank C. Ash</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/courts-covode.html#498.77.65">Henry D. Coville</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#803.21.74">Perley A. Pitcher</a> 1938 <li> 38th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnhardt-barratt.html#140.22.91">Jerome D. Barnum</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruce.html#368.92.35">H. Duane Bruce</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/levy.html#992.46.71">T. Aaron Levy</a> 1938 <li> 39th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#253.75.60">William L. Burke</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore2.html#026.27.95">Dudley L. Moore</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ryans-rzewnicki.html#745.58.59">Charles L. Ryder</a> 1938 <li> 40th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coon.html#894.69.34">William H. Coon</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dey-dichman.html#277.34.70">Martin W. Deyo</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill5.html#632.09.20">James P. Hill</a> 1938 <li> 41st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heath.html#990.94.90">Riley H. Heath</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/louanner-louwet.html#415.98.63">Stephen M. Lounsberry</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stuart.html#681.40.41">Claude O. Stuart</a> 1938 <li> 42nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kenton-kerns.html#792.17.27">Benn Kenyon</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/koch.html#526.31.33">Henry W. Koch</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevenson-steward.html#535.59.06">Reginald R. Stevenson</a> 1938 <li> 43rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook3.html#311.99.32">Edward J. Cook</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dewine-dewson.html#149.54.88">Benjamin C. Dewitt</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller2.html#090.94.63">David Miller</a> 1938 <li> 44th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook3.html#023.57.61">Frank K. Cook</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lathem-lathrop.html#694.15.36">Clarence L. Lathrop</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osburn-ostrowski.html#377.69.91">Wendell V. O'Shea</a> 1938 <li> 45th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fogleson-folse.html#171.98.94">Paul Folger</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/love.html#943.95.74">William F. Love</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumners-sutliff.html#882.79.31">Arthur E. Sutherland</a> 1938 <li> 46th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gillet-gillhaus.html#299.33.29">Willis K. Gillette</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#500.14.43">George F. McNaughton</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nick-nikka.html#000.26.91">George J. Nier</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rugh-rusch.html#884.23.83">Frederick J. Ruppel</a> 1938 <li> 47th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houstoun-howan.html#617.21.64">Ira M. J. Hovey</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis4.html#319.76.18">George C. Lewis</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rugh-rusch.html#025.78.85">Clarence R. Runals</a> 1938 <li> 48th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halla-halsell.html#597.33.12">Philip Halpern</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monroney-montfort.html#707.39.51">John C. Montana</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rodgers.html#953.22.76">Helen Z. M. Rodgers</a> 1938 <li> 49th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell-cannington.html#359.13.64">Anthony J. Canney</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#667.62.71">Edwin L. Kantowski</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/karol-kauffman.html#214.01.40">Joseph S. Kaszubowski</a> 1938 <li> 50th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore3.html#223.89.23">Frank C. Moore</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morling-morril.html#229.59.30">Anne L. Morrell</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#175.51.96">R. Foster Piper</a> 1938 <li> 51st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ames.html#708.41.22">DeHart H. Ames</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leech-lehlbach.html#900.29.13">Ernest D. Leet</a> 1938 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcgeehan-mcgoodwin.html#712.24.68">Joseph A. McGinnies</a> 1938 </ul> <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1937: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corcoran.html#199.13.11">Edward T. Corcoran</a> (Dem), elected, but died before taking office. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee9.html#719.87.75">William Ross Lee</a> (Rep), elected. <li> 1938 Apr 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee9.html#719.87.75">William Ross Lee</a>, resigned. <li> 1938 Aug 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#500.14.43">George F. McNaughton</a>, died in office. <li> 1937 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moffat-molumby.html#880.40.54">Abbot Low Moffat</a> (Rep & American Labor & City Fusion), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corsentino-costas.html#774.85.20">Edward Corsi</a> (Rep & American Labor & City Fusion), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wagner.html#509.64.46">Robert F. Wagner</a> (Dem & American Labor), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trelease-trimarchi.html#222.42.80">Morris S. Tremaine</a> (Dem & American Labor), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/unger-upfold.html#846.60.69">Samuel Untermyer</a> (Dem & American Labor), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oconor-odean.html#339.06.54">Caroline O'Day</a> (Dem & American Labor), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osborne.html#039.21.18">Lithgow Osborne</a> (Dem & American Labor), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/poinier-polke.html#240.59.21">Charles Poletti</a> (Dem & American Labor), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rilling-ripps.html#110.14.40">Harlan W. Rippey</a> (Dem & American Labor), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/feickert-fellman.html#635.66.59">Benjamin F. Feinberg</a> (Rep & City Fusion), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crane.html#290.84.38">Frederick E. Crane</a> (Rep & City Fusion), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis4.html#339.02.53">Harry E. Lewis</a> (Rep & City Fusion), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sears.html#765.45.26">Charles B. Sears</a> (Rep & City Fusion), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faye-fehr.html#025.43.56">George R. Fearon</a> (Rep & City Fusion), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccooey-mccormack.html#145.23.35">Philip J. McCook</a> (Rep & City Fusion), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walton.html#607.76.25">Charles W. Walton</a> (Rep & City Fusion), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#544.51.13">Paul Windels</a> (Rep & City Fusion), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donlan-donnell.html#682.29.58">Mary H. Donlon</a> (Rep & City Fusion), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wentz-werline.html#667.43.55">Henry G. Wenzel, Jr.</a> (Rep & City Fusion), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy8.html#532.97.00">Thomas J. Murphy</a> (Rep & City Fusion), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simms-simonetti.html#329.66.07">Alfred L. Simon</a> (Rep & City Fusion), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/salmons-salzman.html#568.52.99">Belle W. Saltford</a> (Rep & City Fusion), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conrey-coogan.html#150.88.21">Thomas F. Conway</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#458.51.97">John Boyd Thacher</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fogleson-folse.html#905.81.81">Samuel J. Foley</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/curtenius-curtin.html#968.04.09">John J. Curtin</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ryan.html#972.74.97">George J. Ryan</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/good.html#172.79.62">Alice Campbell Good</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pope.html#008.39.86">Generoso Pope</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carrott-carten.html#943.94.18">William B. Carswell</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html#889.67.51">Adolf A. Berle</a> (American Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#395.63.80">Charles Solomon</a> (American Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schlacter-schmies.html#293.46.20">Emil Schlesinger</a> (American Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pagenkopf-paige.html#936.90.69">Myles A. Paige</a> (American Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#640.68.70">Joseph E. Brill</a> (American Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/uczciwek-underhill.html#831.24.13">Frederick F. Umhey</a> (American Labor), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas6.html#367.31.69">Norman Thomas</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ladislas-lair.html#441.32.02">Harry W. Laidler</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nick-nikka.html#565.39.48">Reinhold Niebuhr</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randolph.html#265.74.85">A. Philip Randolph</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alt-amersoon.html#147.72.50">Jack Altman</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crosse-crowe.html#707.56.70">Frank R. Crosswaith</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lambdin-lamy.html#259.57.71">Margaret Lamont</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delay-delwin.html#432.30.79">Max Delson</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warrick-washers.html#985.83.84">Vera Washburne</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osburn-ostrowski.html#261.70.73">Irving Ostrowsky</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnhardt-barratt.html#239.04.68">Murray Baron</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gross.html#284.31.46">Murray Gross</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hahn.html#976.93.10">Herman J. Hahn</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pollack-pomerene.html#065.93.42">Herbert M. Poller</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perryman-petersen.html#075.68.89">Hans Peters</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blais-blake.html#229.74.28">Eugene Blake</a> (Industrial Government), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crowley-crowly.html#808.08.38">Jeremiah D. Crowley</a> (Industrial Government), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smalley-smit.html#132.34.16">Samuel Smiley</a> (Industrial Government), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pugsley-puntley.html#962.26.61">George M. Pullman</a> (Industrial Government), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosebury-rosenbaum.html#655.78.85">Belle J. Rosen</a> (Industrial Government), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#494.86.97">Jacob E. 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