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James Way Covert

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James Way Covert

Birth
Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA
Death
16 May 1910 (aged 67)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA Add to Map
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U.S. Congressman. Educated at Locust Valley, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1863 and commenced to practice law in Flushing, Long Island, New York. He was district school commissioner (1867-70), assistant prosecuting attorney of Queens County and surrogate of Queens County, (1870-74). In 1877, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses, reelected to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses, serving (1889-95). After his term, he resumed the practice of law until his death age 67.
U.S. Congressman. Educated at Locust Valley, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1863 and commenced to practice law in Flushing, Long Island, New York. He was district school commissioner (1867-70), assistant prosecuting attorney of Queens County and surrogate of Queens County, (1870-74). In 1877, he was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses, reelected to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses, serving (1889-95). After his term, he resumed the practice of law until his death age 67.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6701290/james_way-covert: accessed ), memorial page for James Way Covert (2 Sep 1842–16 May 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6701290, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.