William W. Cohen
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William Wolfe Cohen was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Cohen attended the public schools.
He became associated with his father in the shoe manufacturing business until 1903, when he engaged in the banking and brokerage business.
He served as vice chairman of the Public Schools Athletic League.
Honorary deputy chief of the New York City Fire Department
.
He served as member of the New York Stock Exchange
and director of the New York Cotton Exchange
.
Cohen was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventieth
Congress (March 4, 1927-March 3, 1929).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1928.
He resumed his former business pursuits in New York City until his death there on October 12, 1940.
He was interred in Mount Neboh Cemetery, Brooklyn, 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, Cohen attended the public schools.
He became associated with his father in the shoe manufacturing business until 1903, when he engaged in the banking and brokerage business.
He served as vice chairman of the Public Schools Athletic League.
Honorary deputy chief of the New York City Fire Department
New York City Fire Department
The New York City Fire Department or the Fire Department of the City of New York has the responsibility for protecting the citizens and property of New York City's five boroughs from fires and fire hazards, providing emergency medical services, technical rescue as well as providing first response...
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He served as member of the New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
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and director of the New York Cotton Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
The New York Cotton Exchange was a commodities exchange founded in 1870 by a group of one hundred cotton brokers and merchants at 1 Hanover Square in New York City.- History :...
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Cohen was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Seventieth
70th United States Congress
The Seventieth 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, 1927 to March 3, 1929, during the last two years of...
Congress (March 4, 1927-March 3, 1929).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1928.
He resumed his former business pursuits in New York City until his death there on October 12, 1940.
He was interred in Mount Neboh Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.