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William Wolfe Cohen

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William Wolfe Cohen

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
12 Oct 1940 (aged 66)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman. He was associated with his father in the shoe manufacturing business until 1903 and then engaged in the banking business. He was vice chairman of the New York Public Schools Athletic League, honorary deputy chief of the New York Fire Department, a member of the New York Stock Exchange and director of the New York Cotton Exchange. In 1927, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventieth Congress, serving until 1929. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his former business pursuits until his death at age 66.
US Congressman. He was associated with his father in the shoe manufacturing business until 1903 and then engaged in the banking business. He was vice chairman of the New York Public Schools Athletic League, honorary deputy chief of the New York Fire Department, a member of the New York Stock Exchange and director of the New York Cotton Exchange. In 1927, he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventieth Congress, serving until 1929. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his former business pursuits until his death at age 66.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Added: Nov 22, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6945777/william_wolfe-cohen: accessed ), memorial page for William Wolfe Cohen (6 Sep 1874–12 Oct 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6945777, citing Mount Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.