Perley A. Pitcher
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Perley A. Pitcher was an American lawyer and politician from New York
. He was Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
in 1939.
He was a Republican member of the New York State Senate
from 1925 to 1939, and was Majority Leader in 1939. He was the Republican Floor Leader at the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1938.
He was buried at the North Watertown Cemetery in Watertown.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
The Majority Leader of the New York State Senate is elected by the majority of the members of the New York State Senate. The position usually coincides with the title of Temporary President of the State Senate, who presides over the session of the State Senate if the Lieutenant Governor of New York...
in 1939.
Life
He was the son of John P. Pitcher and Mary Olive Delia (Root) Pitcher. He studied law at Watertown, New York. He married Louella Northup Cox (1876-1947).He was a Republican member of the New York State Senate
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...
from 1925 to 1939, and was Majority Leader in 1939. He was the Republican Floor Leader at the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1938.
He was buried at the North Watertown Cemetery in Watertown.
Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html Political Graveyard
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F4071FFE355B177A93C3AB1789D85F4D8385F9 Obit in NYT on February 21, 1939 (subscription required)
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyjeffer/sloanp.htm Ancestry of his mother, at RootsWeb
- The Pitcher Book:A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Andrew Pitcher and Margaret Russell Who Settled in Milton, Massachusetts, 1634-2007 by William Richard Phipps (pages 301f; Heritage Books, 2007, ISBN 0788444824 , ISBN 9780788444821 ) (stating wrong birthplace and dying place)