Charles K. Lexow

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Charles K. Lexow (1850 – July 14, 1928) was the Commissioner of Supreme Court Records and the oldest Republican District Leader in New York City in 1928 when he died.

He graduated from Columbia Law School, then was the first attorney for the Legal Aid Society in New York City. He handled 212 cases in his first year, collecting a total of $1,000 for his clients. Within a year his caseload more than tripled, and additional staff attorneys were hired.

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New York Times; July 14, 1928, Saturday; C.K. Lexow Dies of Heart Attack; Commissioner of Supreme Court Records Was Found Stricken in His Office Thursday. In Politics for 47 Years. Oldest Republican District Leader in New York City. Brother of Late Clarence Lexow. A Native of New York City. Entered Politics in 1881. Charles K. Lexow, Commissioner of Records of the Supreme Court, died yesterday afternoon at Beekman Street Hospital. He had been taken to the hospital Thursday morning after a cleaner had found him helpless in a chair in his office in the Hall of Records.