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  Whitman, Charles S.
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NameCharles S. Whitman
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New York, New York , United States
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Born September 29, 1868
DiedMarch 29, 1947 (78 years)
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InfoCHARLES S. WHITMAN, the forty-fourth governor of New York, was born in Hanover, Connecticut on September 29, 1868. His education was attained at Amherst College in Massachusetts, where he graduated in 1890, and then at New York University, where he earned an LL.B. degree in 1894. He established a successful legal career, serving as the assistant corporation counsel of New York, a position he held from 1901 to 1903. In 1907 he served as a New York City municipal judge; and from 1910 to 1914 he was the Manhattan district attorney. Whitman next secured the Republican gubernatorial nomination, and was elected governor by a popular vote on November 3, 1914. He won reelection to a second term in 1916. During his tenure, the state constabulary was established; construction on the Catskill Aqueduct was finished; the New York State Barge Canal was initiated; and World War I issues were dealt with. After running unsuccessfully for reelection, Whitman later served as commander of the Port Authority of New York. Afterwards he returned to his legal practice, as well as serving as president of the American Bar Association. Governor Charles S. Whitman passed away on March 29, 1947, and was buried in the Westlawn Cemetery in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

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  11/05/1918 NY Governor Lost 46.68% (-0.70%)
  09/03/1918 NY Governor - PRB Primary Won 51.02% (+2.04%)
  09/03/1918 NY Governor - R Primary Won 71.31% (+42.62%)
  11/07/1916 NY Governor Won 52.63% (+10.10%)
  09/19/1916 NY Governor - R Primary Won 85.04% (+70.08%)
  09/19/1916 NY Governor - INL Primary Won 71.84% (+43.68%)
  09/19/1916 NY Governor - PRO Primary Won 65.61% (+31.21%)
  09/19/1916 NY Governor - AMER Primary Won 50.67% (+1.33%)
  11/03/1914 NY Governor Won 47.69% (+10.10%)
  09/28/1914 NY Governor - R Primary Won 53.36% (+25.83%)
  11/04/1913 New York County District Attorney Won 94.58% (+89.16%)
  09/27/1912 NY Governor - R Convention Lost 4.06% (-33.93%)
  11/02/1909 New York County District Attorney Won 53.15% (+8.95%)
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