Eugene M. Travis

Eugene M. Travis (around 1915)

Eugene Mabbett Travis (born June 10, 1863 in Brooklyn , New York , † July 25, 1940 there ) was an American businessman and politician . He was New York State Comptroller from 1915 to 1920 .

Career

Eugene Mabbett Travis was born in the then still separate city of Brooklyn during the Civil War . Nothing is known about his youth. In 1884 he married Fannie Bell Peck (* 1863). He belonged to the Republican Party . From 1907 to 1912 he sat for the 6th district in the New York Senate (130th to 135th  New York State Legislature ). He was elected New York State Comptroller in the 1914 election and re-elected in 1916 and 1918.

In 1921, Travis, his successor James A. Wendell, and bond broker Albert L. Judson were charged with grievous theft. It was listed that Travis, as the New York State Comptroller, and Wendell, as the Deputy Comptroller, had purchased bonds from Judson at prices above market value for the State Sinkung Fund , which meant a loss of $ 230,000  to the state. The charges were later dismissed due to lack of evidence of criminal intent.

Travis died in 1940 at his home at 436 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn.

literature

• Court Cuts Travis Off Primary Ticket , The New York Times, August 21, 1918
• Court Puts Travis Back Upon Ticket , The New York Times, August 24, 1918
• Travis, Judson And Wendell Indicted In State Bond Deals , The New York Times, December 30, 1920
• Travis Prosecution In Whitman's Hands , The New York Times, April 7, 1921
• New Stay Granted In Travis Bond Case , The New York Times, June 28, 1921
• Wendel, Travis Charges Dismissed , The New York Times, October 7, 1921
• EM Travis Dead , The New York Times, July 27, 1940