Lester D. Volk
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Lester David Volk was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Volk attended the public and high schools. He was graduated from Long Island Medical School in 1906 and from St. Lawrence University
Law School in 1911.
In 1906 he engaged in the practice of medicine. He was editor of the Medical Economist. He was admitted to the bar
in 1913 and engaged in the practice of law.
Volk was elected as a Progressive to the New York Assembly in 1912. He declined to be a candidate for renomination. He served as Coroner's physician in 1914. During the First World War he served as first lieutenant in the Medical Corps with the American Expeditionary Forces in 1918 and 1919. He was largely instrumental in securing the soldiers' bonus granted by the State of New York. He served as judge advocate of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the State of New York in 1922. He served as delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1920, 1924, 1942, and 1946.
Volk was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-sixth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reuben L. Haskell
. He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh
Congress and served from November 2, 1920, to March 3, 1923. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth
Congress.
He served as member from New York City on the American Waterways Commission in 1924. He also served as assistant attorney general of New York State from March 1, 1943, to January 15, 1958.
Volk died in Brooklyn, New York, April 30, 1962. He was interred in Bayside Cemetery, Ozone Park, New York.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Volk attended the public and high schools. He was graduated from Long Island Medical School in 1906 and from St. Lawrence University
Lawrence University
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Law School in 1911.
In 1906 he engaged in the practice of medicine. He was editor of the Medical Economist. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1913 and engaged in the practice of law.
Volk was elected as a Progressive to the New York Assembly in 1912. He declined to be a candidate for renomination. He served as Coroner's physician in 1914. During the First World War he served as first lieutenant in the Medical Corps with the American Expeditionary Forces in 1918 and 1919. He was largely instrumental in securing the soldiers' bonus granted by the State of New York. He served as judge advocate of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the State of New York in 1922. He served as delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1920, 1924, 1942, and 1946.
Volk was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-sixth
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...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reuben L. Haskell
Reuben L. Haskell
Reuben Locke Haskell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Haskell was graduated from Hempstead High School, Long Island, New York, in 1894....
. He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congress and served from November 2, 1920, to March 3, 1923. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress.
He served as member from New York City on the American Waterways Commission in 1924. He also served as assistant attorney general of New York State from March 1, 1943, to January 15, 1958.
Volk died in Brooklyn, New York, April 30, 1962. He was interred in Bayside Cemetery, Ozone Park, New York.