Montague Lessler

Montague Lessler

Montague Lessler (born January 1, 1869 in New York City , † February 17, 1938 there ) was an American lawyer and politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives in 1902 and 1903 .

Career

Montague Lessler was born and raised in New York City about three and a half years after the end of the Civil War . He attended public schools. Lessler graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1889 and later from Columbia Law School . He was admitted to the bar in 1891 and then began practicing in New York City. Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

He was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC on January 7, 1902 in the seventh constituency of New York to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Nicholas Muller . In the regular congressional elections of 1902 he suffered a defeat and left the congress after March 3, 1903 .

He then resumed his practice in New York City, which he practiced until his death on February 17, 1938. His body was cremated. The following year, World War II broke out.

Web links

• Montague Lessler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Montague Lessler in the database of Find a Grave (English)