Charles D. Stickney Explained

Office:Member of the New York State Assembly for Erie County
Term Start:1924
Term End:1924
Predecessor:August Seelbach
Successor:Frank X. Bernhardt
Birth Name:Charles D. Stickney
Birth Date:1857
Birth Place:Holland, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Education:Ten Broeck Academy
Party:Republican
Children:Pearl Stickney Bartz

Charles D. Stickney (1857 – March 2, 1924) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from New York.

Early life

Stickney was born in Holland, New York and was descended from an old English family that settled in Massachusetts in 1637 and moved to New York State early in the 1800s.

He was educated at the Ten Broeck Academy in Franklinville before studying law with Judges Spring, Cortell and Hatch. He was admitted to the bar in 1882.

Career

He was Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Erie County in 1888.[1] Later he was an attorney for the New York State Tax Department; and a U.S. Commissioner for Deeds in and for the City of Buffalo.[2] After many years of service, he resigned his federal commissionership in the fall of 1923 to run for the State Assembly.

Stickney was elected and served as a member of the New York State Assembly, representing Erie County's third district, in the 147th New York State Legislature in 1924.[3] After his death, the Assembly paid tribute to him by draping his desk in black and adjourning on motion of the Speaker Machold.[4]

Personal life

In 1882, Stickney was married to Ida Mary West (1858–1928) of West Valley. Together, they were the parents of a daughter, Pearl Stickney, who married Edward J. Bartz.

Stickney died on March 2, 1924, after a major operation.[5] After his funeral at the home of his daughter in Viola Park.[6] "A note he left said that he wished his ashes to be scattered where the sun shines and the flowers bloom."[7] A memorial was placed at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.

Notes and References

  1. News: Assemblyman Dies After Long Career of Public Service . 26 March 2020 . . 3 March 1924 . 12.
  2. Book: State of New York . Case and Exceptions . 1902 . State of New York . 26 March 2020 . en.
  3. Book: Buffalo Historical Society . Address of the President and Report of the Director Submitted at the Annual Meeting . 1925 . . . 49 . 26 March 2020 . en.
  4. News: ASSEMBLY PAYS TRIBUTE TO CHARLES D. STICKNEY . 26 March 2020 . The Buffalo Enquirer . 4 March 1924 . 2.
  5. News: Obituary Notes: CHARLES D. STICKNEY . 26 March 2020 . . 3 March 1924.
  6. News: Chas. D. Stickney, Assemblyman, Dead . 26 March 2020 . The Buffalo Enquirer . 3 March 1924 . 2.
  7. News: Stickney Funeral -- Former Assemblyman Left Note That He Wished Ashes Scattered where Sun Shines . 26 March 2020 . The Buffalo Commercial . 6 March 1924 . 10.