James Male
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James Male (c. 1896 – January 15, 1947) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
Male was born in around 1896[1] in New York City, New York. He attended Townsend Harris High School, the City College of New York, and Fordham University, graduating from the latter school with an LL.B. He then began an active law practice in New York City.[2]
In 1921, Male was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the New York County 19th District. He served in the Assembly in 1922,[2] 1923,[3] and 1924.[4] He lost the 1924 re-election to Republican Abraham Grenthal.[5] He then worked as assistant district attorney and assistant corporation counsel. He later moved to Pelham Manor, where he worked in the real estate business and served as Town Justice in 1936.[1]
Male was a member of the Improved Order of Red Men.[2]
Male died while vacationing in Havana, Cuba on January 15, 1947.[1] He was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "James Male" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. XCVI, no. 32500. New York, N.Y. 17 January 1947. p. 23.
- ^ a b c Malcolm, James, ed. (1922). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 121 – via Google Books.
- ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1923). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 109 – via Google Books.
- ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1924). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 105 – via FamilySearch.
- ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1925). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 549 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Find Family & Friends". Ferncliff Cemetery. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
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- 1890s births
- 1947 deaths
- Townsend Harris High School alumni
- City College of New York alumni
- Fordham University School of Law alumni
- 20th-century American lawyers
- Lawyers from New York City
- 20th-century American politicians
- New York (state) Democrats
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- People from Pelham Manor, New York
- American real estate businesspeople
- Burials at Ferncliff Cemetery