James Wolcott Wadsworth Junior

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James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.

James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (born August 12, 1877 in Geneseo , Livingston County , New York , † June 21, 1952 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1927 he represented New York State in the US Senate and between 1933 and 1951 in the US House of Representatives . General James S. Wadsworth was his grandfather and Congressman James Wolcott Wadsworth was his father.

Career

James Wolcott Wadsworth junior completed his preliminary studies at the St. Mark's School in Southboro ( Massachusetts ab). In 1898 he graduated from Yale University . During the Spanish-American War he took part in the Puerto Rico campaign as a private in 1898 . He then went to Geneseo to do agricultural work and was involved in cattle breeding. Between 1905 and 1910 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . During this time he held the post of speaker between 1906 and 1910 . He then managed a ranch in Texas between 1911 and 1915 . Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the congressional elections of 1914 he was elected against the Democrat James W. Gerard for New York in the US Senate, where he succeeded Elihu Root on March 4, 1915 . He was re-elected in 1920 . In 1926 he suffered a defeat against Robert F. Wagner when he ran again and then left the congress on March 3, 1927 . During his time in Congress he chaired the Committee on Military Affairs ( 66th to 69th Congress ). He was whip the Republican faction in 1915 .

After his time at the Congress he went back to agricultural activities. In the 1932 congressional election for the 73rd Congress , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in the 39th  constituency of New York, where he succeeded Archie D. Sanders on March 4, 1933 . He was re-elected five times in a row. In 1944 he ran in the 41st electoral district of New York for the 79th Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Joseph Mruk on January 4, 1945 . He was re-elected twice in a row. Since he refused to run again in 1950 , he left the Congress after January 3, 1951.

President Harry S. Truman appointed him chairman of the National Security Training Commission in 1951 - a post he held in Washington DC until his death on June 21, 1952. His body was then interred in Temple Hill Cemetery in Geneseo.

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SURNAME Wadsworth, James Wolcott Junior
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Geneseo , New York
DATE OF DEATH June 21, 1952
Place of death Washington, DC