Reuben L. Haskell
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Reuben Locke Haskell was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Haskell was graduated from Hempstead High School
, Long Island, New York, in 1894.
He attended Ithaca High School in 1894 and 1895, New York City Law School in 1896, and 1897 and Cornell University
, Ithaca, New York
, LL.B., 1898.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1899 and commenced practice in New York City.
He served with the Twenty-second Regiment of New York Volunteers during the Spanish-American War
.
He served in the Thirteenth Regiment of the National Guard, Company I and Company G, as private, corporal, and sergeant 1899-1902.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1908 and 1920.
Counsel to the county clerk of Kings County 1908 and 1909.
Secretary for the Borough of Brooklyn 1910-1913.
Deputy commissioner of public works for the Borough of Brooklyn 1913-1915.
He served as member of the Republican State committee 1907-1913 and 1914-1919.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1912 to the Sixty-third
Congress.
Haskell was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-fourth
Congress.
He was reelected to the two succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1915, to December 31, 1919, when he resigned.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Sixty-sixth
Congress).
He served as judge of the Kings County Court 1920-1925.
Defeated for reelection to that office.
He resumed the practice of law in New York City.
Transit commissioner, State of New York from 1932 to 1942.
He died in Westwood, New Jersey
, October 2, 1971.
He was interred in Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, New York
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Haskell was graduated from Hempstead High School
Hempstead High School (New York)
Hempstead High School is a public high school located in Hempstead, New York.-Design:The building is a three level structure with an open courtyard in the center of the school. The school is built on a marshy area and local legend holds that the school sinks a few inches every year...
, Long Island, New York, in 1894.
He attended Ithaca High School in 1894 and 1895, New York City Law School in 1896, and 1897 and Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, LL.B., 1898.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1899 and commenced practice in New York City.
He served with the Twenty-second Regiment of New York Volunteers during the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
.
He served in the Thirteenth Regiment of the National Guard, Company I and Company G, as private, corporal, and sergeant 1899-1902.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1908 and 1920.
Counsel to the county clerk of Kings County 1908 and 1909.
Secretary for the Borough of Brooklyn 1910-1913.
Deputy commissioner of public works for the Borough of Brooklyn 1913-1915.
He served as member of the Republican State committee 1907-1913 and 1914-1919.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1912 to the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
Congress.
Haskell was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congress.
He was reelected to the two succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1915, to December 31, 1919, when he resigned.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
Congress).
He served as judge of the Kings County Court 1920-1925.
Defeated for reelection to that office.
He resumed the practice of law in New York City.
Transit commissioner, State of New York from 1932 to 1942.
He died in Westwood, New Jersey
Westwood, New Jersey
Westwood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 10,908....
, October 2, 1971.
He was interred in Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, New York
Haverstraw, New York
Haverstraw is the name of two locations in Rockland County, New York:*Haverstraw, New York, a town*Haverstraw , New York, a village located entirely within the townIt may also refer to:*West Haverstraw, New York*Haverstraw Bay*Haverstraw Indians...
.