John Laughlin (March 14, 1856 – August 4, 1905) was an American politician from New York.
John Laughlin | |
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| Member of the New York State Senate | |
| In office 1888–1891 | |
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| Born | March 14, 1856 Newstead, New York |
| Died | August 4, 1905 (aged 49) Buffalo, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
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Life
editJohn Laughlin was born in Newstead, New York on March 14, 1856.[1] He attended the district schools, and Lockport Union School from 1874 to 1878. Then he studied law with Richard Crowley, was admitted to the bar in 1880, and practiced in Buffalo.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (31st D.) from 1888 to 1891, sitting in the 111th, 112th, 113th and 114th New York State Legislatures. He was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention.
He died suddenly on August 4, 1905, in his apartment at the Lenox Hotel in Buffalo, of "apoplexy".[2]
References
edit- ^ McAdam, David; Bischoff, Henry Jr.; Clarke, Richard H.; Dykman, Jackson O.; Van Cott, Joshua M.; Reynolds, George G., eds. (1897). History of the Bench and Bar of New York. Vol. II. New York History Company. pp. 226–228. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Obituary Notes; John Laughlin of Buffalo, a former state senator..." (PDF). The New York Times. August 5, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
Sources
edit- The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 403)
- Biographical sketches of the members of the Legislature in The Evening Journal Almanac (1891)