Samuel S. Koenig
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Samuel S Koenig (b. September 7, 1872 Kingdom of Hungary) was an American lawyer and politician.
[edit] Life
He came to the United States as a small boy with his parents, and they settled in New York City. He attended the public schools until the age of 13, then went to work as a clerk. While working by day, he studied law in the evening, and graduated from New York University Law School in 1896.
In 1891, he entered Republican politics as a campaigner for Jacob Sloat Fassett who was defeated in his run for governor. From then on he was continuously envolved in ward politics, eventually becoming the Leader in the Sixth Ward, and managed to get Republican Gustave Hartman elected to the New York State Assembly in 1903 and 1905 in a heavily Democratic district.
He was Secretary of State of New York from 1909 to 1910. He was a delegate to the 1908, 1912, 1916, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948 and 1952 Republican National Conventions. For decades, he was the Chairman of the New York County Republican Committee.
He was buried at the Union Field Cemetery in Ridgewood, Queens.
His brother Morris Koenig was appointed a city magistrate of New York City in 1915.
[edit] Sources
- [1] Political Graveyard
- [2] The Booker T. Washington papers, p. 559
- [3] Presentation of the candidate for state office, in NYT on October 4, 1908
- [4] His brother's appointment, in NYT on June 29, 1915
| Preceded by John S. Whalen |
Secretary of State of New York 1909 - 1910 |
Succeeded by Edward Lazansky |
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