Charles L. Craig Explained

Charles Lacy Craig
Office:	New York City Comptroller
Term Start:	1918
Term End:	1925
Birth Date:	March 9, 1872
Birth Place:	Arcola, Illinois
Alma Mater:	Washington University in St. Louis Columbia University Law School

Charles Lacy Craig (March 9, 1872 – August 7, 1935) was the New York City Comptroller from 1918 to 1925.

Biography

He was born March 9, 1872, in Arcola, Illinois.^[1] He graduated from Washington University.^[1] He attended and graduated from Columbia University Law School.^[1]

In 1921 he was convicted for contempt of court and received a 60-day jail sentence for criticizing federal judge Julius Mayer and that conviction was upheld by the New York Supreme Court in 1923, but remitted by President Coolidge that year.^[2]

He died on August 7, 1935, at the Hotel Senator in California.^[1]

Notes and References

1. News: Charles L. Craig Dies in California. Former City Controller, 63, Is Stricken While Making a Motor Tour With Wife . . August 7, 1935 . 2011-02-01 .
2. News: Remission . https://web.archive.org/web/20081222162738/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,717167,00.html . dead . December 22, 2008 . Comptroller Charles L. Craig of New York City whose conviction for contempt of court was upheld by the Supreme Court escaped from serving his sentence of 60 days in prison. In New York politics his conviction for having criticized a judge conducting a hearing on a local traction company, was an emblem of martyrdom. The case was taken to President Coolidge, Republicans urging executive pardon to prevent Mr. Craig (a Democrat) from posing further as a martyr.. . December 10, 1923 . 2011-02-01 .