John P. Jaeckel
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Jaeckel was born on April 22, 1865 to German parents in Syracuse, New YorkSyracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
. The family then moved to Auburn, New York
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...
. He worked as a money order
Money order
A money order is a payment order for a pre-specified amount of money. Because it is required that the funds be prepaid for the amount shown on it, it is a more trusted method of payment than a cheque.-History of money orders:...
clerk at the Auburn post office, and later as a clerk and bookkeeper for a coal dealer.
As a Republican, he was Auburn City Treasurer from 1895 to 1898. He was New York State Treasurer
New York State Treasurer
The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the...
from 1899 to 1902, elected in 1898 and 1900.
On October 29, 1901, he was the foreman of the witnesses to the execution of Leon Czolgosz
Leon Czolgosz
Leon Czolgosz was the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley.In the last few years of his life, he claimed to have been heavily influenced by anarchists such as Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman.- Early life :...
at Auburn State Prison.
He was president of the New York State Prison Commission
New York State Prison Commission
The New York State Commission of Correction is "empowered to visit and inspect all penal institutions and to promote humane and efficient administration of these institutions."-History:...
, and a member of the New York State Board of Parole
New York State Division of Parole
The New York State Division of Parole is the division of the government of New York responsible for parole.In criminal justice systems, parole is the supervised release of a prisoner before the completion of his/her sentence...
which in 1904 denied number racketeer Albert J. Adams
Albert J. Adams
Albert J. Adams was known as The Policy King and the Meanest Man in New York. He ran the numbers game in New York City from around 1890 to around 1905.-Biography:...
's application for parole
Parole
Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system. All of the meanings originated from the French parole . Following its use in late-resurrected Anglo-French chivalric practice, the term became associated with the release of prisoners based on prisoners giving their...
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In 1920, he was chosen the first Auburn City Manager. He died on June 16, 1941 in Auburn, New York
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...
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External links
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9D01E5D7103CE433A2575BC2A96F9C94699ED7CF The Republican nominees, in NYT on September 28, 1898
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E06E2DE1E3DE633A2575AC1A9679C946497D6CF His report to the State Commission of Prisons, in NYT on January 19, 1905
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F06E3D61439EF3ABC4952DFB0668389639EDE Prospective candidates for Congress, in NYT on June 11, 1922