John G. Wickser Explained
| Birthname: | John George Wickser |
| Occupation: | American politician |
| Death Place: | Buffalo, New York |
| Birth Date: | 1856 |
John G. Wickser (1856 – 1928) Buffalo, Erie County, New York) was an American businessman and politician.
Life
He was a nephew of Mayor of Buffalo Philip Becker. He was President of the Buffalo German Insurance Company and the Buffalo Commercial Insurance Company.
As a Republican, he was New York State Treasurer from 1903 to 1904, elected at the New York state election, 1902. As Treasurer, he was a member of the Board of Parole which in 1904 denied number racketeer Albert J. Adams's application for parole.
He was a presidential elector in 1908.[1]
Sources
- History of Germans in Buffalo
- https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1902/09/25/101287466.pdf His nomination at the Rep. state convention, in NYT on September 25, 1902
- https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1902/09/25/101287464.pdf The Republican nominees, in NYT on September 25, 1902
- https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1902/12/28/102640232.pdf His appointments for Treasury officers, in NYT on December 28, 1902
- https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/04/06/100467964.pdf Parole denied, in NYT on April 6, 1904
- https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/12/12/112665225.pdf Calling on Nathan Lewis Miller, in NYT on December 12, 1920
- 1928 Death notice transcribed from the Brooklyn Standard Union on July 3, 1928; at Brooklyn Genealogy
Notes and References
- News: 12 January 1909. Voted for Taft and Sherman. 97. 8. The Argus. Albany, N.Y.. NYS Historic Newspapers.
