Reuben L. Haskell
Reuben L. Haskell | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 10th district | |
In office March 4, 1915 – December 31, 1919 | |
Preceded by | Herman A. Metz |
Succeeded by | Lester D. Volk |
Personal details | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | October 5, 1878
Died | October 2, 1971 Westwood, New Jersey | (aged 92)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Aleda Cunningham Baylis (m. 1902) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Cornell Law School |
Profession | Attorney |
Reuben Locke Haskell (October 5, 1878 – October 2, 1971) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
Born in
He took additional courses at Ithaca High School in 1894 and 1895, and attended
He served with the 2nd Regiment of New York Volunteers during the Spanish–American War.[1] After the war, he served in Company's I and G of the New York National Guard's 13th Regiment, and advanced from private to corporal to sergeant before being discharged in 1902.[1] Haskell was later active in the United Spanish War Veterans.[2]
A resident of
Haskell was counsel to the Kings County Clerk from 1908 to 1909.[1] From 1910 to 1913 he served as Brooklyn's Borough Secretary.[1] Haskell was Brooklyn's deputy commissioner of public works from 1913 to 1915.[1] In 1912, he was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the 63rd Congress.[1]
In 1914, Haskell was elected to the 64th Congress.[3] He was reelected to the two succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1915 to December 31, 1919, when he resigned to become a judge.[3] He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Sixty-sixth Congress).[3]
Haskell served as judge of the Kings County Court from 1920 to 1925.[3] He was defeated for reelection in 1924, after which he resumed the practice of law.[3] From 1932 to 1942, Haskell served on the New York State Transit Commission.[3]
Retirement and death
A resident of Hillsdale, New Jersey during his retirement, he died in Westwood, New Jersey on October 2, 1971.[4] He was interred in Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, New York.[3]
Family
In 1902, Haskell married Aleda Cunningham Baylis.[1] They were the parents of a daughter, Louise (born 1904), and a son, Roger (born 1909).[1]
References
Sources
Newspapers
- Haskell, Reuben L. (May 6, 1917). "Brooklyn and L.I. Men in Congress Write the Stories of Their Lives: Haskell has the Most to Say About Himself". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. p. 21.
- "Reuben Haskell, Ex-Judge, Dead". New York Times. New York, NY. October 3, 1971.
Books
- Matson, Francis G. (1919). Official Congressional Directory: 66th Congress; 2nd Session. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 72.
- United States House of Representatives (2005). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC. p. 1212. ISBN 978-0-16-073176-1.
External sources
- United States Congress. "Reuben L. Haskell (id: H000319)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Reuben L. Haskell at Find a Grave