John N. Cordts
John N. Cordts (August 17, 1867 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York – July 2, 1913 in Kingston, Ulster Co., NY) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of John H. Cordts. He attended the public schools, and then engaged with his father in the manufacture of brick.
On June 21, 1893, he married Matilda Loretta Stock, and later engaged with his brother-in-law in the sale of furniture.
He was a presidential elector in 1900, voting for William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
Cordts was a member of the New York State Senate from 1905 to 1910, sitting in the 128th, 129th (both 25th D.), 130th, 131st (both 26th D.), 132nd and 133rd New York State Legislatures (both 27th D.).
Sources
- Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 366)
- WEDDINGS YESTERDAY; Cordts — Stock in NYT on June 22, 1893
- ULSTER AND GREENE MAY GO DEMOCRATIC in NYT on October 26, 1910
- EX-SENATOR J. N. CORDTS in NYT on July 3, 1913