John MacCrate
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John MacCrate was a lawyer
, a politician
, serving as a Representative from New York
, and a justice
of the New York Supreme Court
.
He immigrated with his mother to the United States
in 1893 and settled in the Greenpoint
neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, where his father had provided a home. He attended the public schools and the Commercial High School in Brooklyn. He graduated from the law department of New York University
in 1906 and was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in New York City.
He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention
s in 1916
and 1920
. He was nominated in the primaries by both the Republican
and Democratic
Parties and was elected as a Republican to the 66th United States Congress
, and served from March 4, 1919 to December 30, 1920, when he resigned.
He was elected justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in 1920 and reelected in 1934 and 1948. He served in the appellate division of the Supreme Court until December 31, 1955, when he reached age limit. He was official referee, New York State Supreme Court, in 1956, 1957, and to June 1958.
MacCrate was for many years a parishioner at the Greenpoint Methodist Church. He died in Brooklyn, New York, June 9, 1976 and was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Queens
, New York.
Lawyer
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, a politician
Politician
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, serving as a Representative from New York
New York
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, and a justice
Judge
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of the New York Supreme Court
New York Supreme Court
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.
He immigrated with his mother to the United States
United States
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in 1893 and settled in the Greenpoint
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at the Bushwick inlet, on the southeast by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg, on the north by Newtown Creek and Long Island City, Queens at the...
neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, where his father had provided a home. He attended the public schools and the Commercial High School in Brooklyn. He graduated from the law department of New York University
New York University
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in 1906 and was admitted to the bar
Bar association
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the same year and commenced practice in New York City.
He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
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s in 1916
1916 Republican National Convention
The 1916 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Coliseum, from June 7 to June 10, 1916. It nominated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York for president and former Vice President Charles Fairbanks of Indiana for a return to the vice presidency....
and 1920
1920 Republican National Convention
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. He was nominated in the primaries by both the Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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and Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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Parties and was elected as a Republican to the 66th United States Congress
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
, and served from March 4, 1919 to December 30, 1920, when he resigned.
He was elected justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in 1920 and reelected in 1934 and 1948. He served in the appellate division of the Supreme Court until December 31, 1955, when he reached age limit. He was official referee, New York State Supreme Court, in 1956, 1957, and to June 1958.
MacCrate was for many years a parishioner at the Greenpoint Methodist Church. He died in Brooklyn, New York, June 9, 1976 and was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York.