Mitchell May

Mitchell May (July 10, 1870 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York - March 24, 1961 Brooklyn, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician.

[edit] Life

He attended the public schools and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He graduated from Columbia University Law School in 1892, was admitted to the bar in 1893, and commenced practice in Brooklyn.

May was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1899 to March 3, 1901. From 1906 to 1910, he was a member of the New York City Board of Education. He was an assistant district attorney of Kings County in 1910 and 1911, and was Secretary of State of New York from 1913 to 1914. He was county judge of Kings County from 1916 to 1921, and was a justice of the New York State Supreme Court from January 1, 1922 to December 31, 1940, when he retired because of age limitation. He resumed the practice of law and died in Brooklyn. He was buried at Valhalla Cemetery, Staten Island.

Preceded by Edward Lazansky	Secretary of State of New York 1913 - 1914	Succeeded by Francis Hugo

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