Walter W. Magee

Walter W. Magee

Walter Warren Magee (born May 23, 1861 in Groveland , Livingston County , New York , †  May 25, 1927 in Syracuse , New York) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1927 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Walter Magee attended his homeland public schools and the Geneseo State Normal School . In 1885 he graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter ( New Hampshire ). He then studied until 1889 at Harvard University . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1891, he began to work in Syracuse in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1892 and 1893 he served on the Onondaga County County Council . From 1904 to 1914 he was an advisor to the city of Syracuse.

In the 1914 congressional election , Magee was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 35th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Democrat John R. Clancy on March 4, 1915 . After six re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on May 25, 1927 . During this time the First World War fell . In addition, the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

Web links

• Walter W. Magee in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John R. Clancy	United States House Representative for New York (35th constituency) March 4, 1915 - May 25, 1927	Clarence E. Hancock