Thomas F. Magner
Thomas F. Magner | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald M. Bliss |
| Succeeded by | James R. Howe |
| Constituency | 5th district (1889–1893) 6th district (1893–1895) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1860 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | December 22, 1945 (aged 85) Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
Thomas Francis Magner (March 8, 1860 – December 22, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1889 to 1895.
He was an uncle of John Francis Carew.
Biography
[edit]Born in Brooklyn, New York, Magner attended the public schools. He graduated from St. Xavier College in 1880 and from Columbia University, New York City, in 1882. He taught in a public school in Brooklyn. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in Brooklyn, New York, the same year.
Political career
[edit]He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 6th D.) in 1888.
Congress
[edit]Magner was elected as a Democrat to the 51st, 52nd and 53rd United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1889, to March 3, 1895.
Later career and death
[edit]He resumed the practice of law, and served as corporation counsel of the Borough of Brooklyn from 1913 to 1917.
He died, after a long illness, in the Hotel Bossert, Brooklyn, New York on December 22, 1945.[1] He was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "Thomas F. Magner (id: M000051)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Thomas F. Magner, 85, Ex-Congressman, Dies". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. 23 December 1945. p. 17.
