John F. Carew

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John F. Carew

John Francis Carew (born April 16, 1873 in Williamsburg , New York , † April 10, 1951 in Rockville Center , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1913 and 1929 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives . Congressman Thomas F. Magner was his uncle.

Career

John Francis Carew was born in Williamsburg about eight years after the Civil War ended . He attended public schools in the then still independent city of Brooklyn and New York City . He then went to the College of the City of New York (now New York University ). He graduated from Columbia College (now Columbia University ) in 1893 and Columbia University Law School in 1896 . He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and then began practicing in New York City. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1904 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Partyon. As a delegate, he took part in all Democratic State Conventions and Democratic National Conventions from 1912 to 1924.

In the 1912 congressional election for the 63rd Congress , Carew was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 17th electoral district of New York , where he succeeded Henry George Jr. on March 4, 1913 . He was re-elected twice in a row. In 1918 he ran for the 66th Congress in the 18th electoral district of New York . After a successful election, he succeeded George B. Francis on March 4, 1919 . He was re-elected five times in a row. On December 28, 1929, he resigned from his seat in Congress for an appointment as judge on the New York Supreme Court .

In November 1930 he was elected for a 14-year term as a judge at the New York Supreme Court, but he only held the post until December 31, 1943, when he reached the age limit. He then worked there as Official Referee . He died on April 10, 1951 in Rockville Center and was then buried in Calvary Cemetery in Queens County .

Web links

  • John F. Carew in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Carew, John F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carew, John Francis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Williamsburg , New York
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1951
Place of death Rockville Center , New York