William J. Maier

William J. Maier (born September 13, 1876 in Seneca Falls , New York , † December 1941 ) was an American lawyer and politician ( Republican Party ).

Career

Little is known about William J. Maier's youth. He attended Mynderse Academy before going to Albany Law School , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 1900 . He then spent the next two years in Europe . Then he practiced as a lawyer in the law firm of the McDonald Brothers.

Maier served in the New York State Assembly for Seneca County in 1905, 1906, 1914, 1915, and 1916 . During his tenure there he chaired the Committee on Electricity, Gas and Water Supply in 1915 and chaired the Committee on Ways and Means in 1916 . After his tenure ended, Maier was appointed Deputy Fiscal Supervisor for the State of New York . In February 1917 he was appointed Deputy Comptroller under New York State Comptroller Eugene M. Travis with effect from March 1, 1917. The Governor of New York , Nathan L. Miller , appointed him Chief Deputy Comptroller on December 31, 1920 . In May 1922, Governor Miller appointed him New York State Comptroller to fill the vacancy created by the sudden death of James A. Wendell . In his re-election in 1922 he suffered a defeat to the Democrat James W. Fleming .

After his tenure ended, he was elected chairman of the New York State Republican Committee - a position he held from 1929 to 1930. He took as a delegate to the 1936 Republican National Convention in Cleveland ( Ohio part).

Individual evidence

1. ^ William J. Maier: New York Red Book. JB Lyon Company, Albany, New York 1906, p. 153.
2. ^ Maier Becomes Travis's Deputy . In: The New York Times. February 21, 1917.
3. ↑ Both Parties Pay Tribute To Smith . In: The New York Times. January 1, 1921.
4. ↑ Names Maier Controller . In: The New York Times. May 23, 1922.

literature

• The New York Red Book . Williams Press, 1922, pp. 21-23.
• William Maier, 65, ex-state leader . In: The New York Times. December 16, 1941.