Joseph B. Varnum, Jr.
Joseph Bradley Varnum, Jr. (June 9, 1818 Washington, D.C. - December 31, 1874 Astoria, Queens, then Long Island City, now in Queens, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician.
[edit] Life
He was a grandson of Joseph Bradley Varnum. He graduated from Yale College in 1838, where he was a member of Skull and Bones,[1] and was admitted to the bar in 1849.
He was a Whig and later Republican member from New York County of the New York State Assembly in 1849, 1851 and 1857, and was chosen Speaker in June 1851, when Henry Jarvis Raymond, the Speaker elected at the beginning of the legislative year, did not attend the special meeting.
At one time he was a member of the Common Council of New York City.
Varnum died on New Year's Eve, 1874. He was buried in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
[edit] References
- ^ Millegan, Kris (2003). "The Skeleton Crew". Fleshing Out Skull and Bones: Investigations into America's Most Powerful Secret Society. Walterville, OR: Trine Day. pp. 597–690. ISBN 0972020721. "This list is compiled from material from the Order of Skull and Bones membership books at Sterling Library, Yale University and other public records. The latest books available are the 1971 Living members and the 1973 Deceased Members books. The last year the members were published in the Yale Banner is 1969."
- [1] Obit, in NYT on January 1, 1875 (misspelling the name of his grandfather)
- [2] Obituaries of J.B. Varnum, Jr. and other family members buried at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- Bio at famousamericans.com
- Google Book The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany NY, 1858)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Jarvis Raymond |
Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1851 |
Succeeded by Jonas C. Heartt |
