Albert J. Brackley
Albert J. Brackley (January 11, 1874 – December 13, 1937) was an American politician from New York.
Life[edit]
Brackley was born on January 11, 1874, in New Britain, Connecticut.[1]
Brackely attended public school in Meriden and the Boston High School. He worked as a grocery salesman for a few years, and later worked in the real estate and insurance business.[1] He moved to the Rockaways, New York, in around 1900, later settling in Far Rockaway.[2]
Brackley was appointed corporation inspector of Queens by Queens borough president Maurice E. Connolly. In 1917, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Queens County 5th District. He served in the Assembly in 1918[1] and 1919.[3] He later became inspector of cement for the Municipal Testing and Analyzing Bureau. He was a member of the Democratic County Committee and president of the Far Rockaway Regular Democratic Club.[4]
Brackley was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society of St. Mary Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church. He was married to Louise,[2] and his children were Albert Jr., Mrs. Cecilia Noonan, and Mrs. Rita Foster.[4]
Brackley died at home from a heart attack while listening to a boxing match between Max Schmeling and Henry Thomas on the radio on December 13, 1937. He was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in Lawrence.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Malcolm, James, ed. (1918). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 138 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Albert J. Brackley, Ex-Assemblyman". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 97, no. 347. Brooklyn, N.Y. 15 December 1937. p. 11 – via Brooklyn Public Library Historical Newspapers.
- ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1919). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 139 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Albert J. Brackley" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 29180. New York, N.Y. 15 December 1937. p. 25.
- ^ "A. J. Brackley Dies Suddenly At His Home" (PDF). The Rockaway News. Vol. XXXVII, no. 100. Far Rockaway, N.Y. 14 December 1937. p. 1 – via Fultonhistory.com.
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- 1874 births
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- Politicians from New Britain, Connecticut
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- People from Rockaway, Queens
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- American real estate businesspeople
- American businesspeople in insurance
- 20th-century American legislators
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Catholics from New York (state)