Caleb Howard Baumes (March 31, 1863 Bethlehem, Albany County, New York - September 25, 1937 near Hudson, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York
He married in 1883 and had two sons.
He was a Republican member from Orange County of the New York State Assembly from 1909 to 1913.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (27th District) from 1919 to 1930. He championed a 1926 law mandating life imprisonment for four-time felony offenders, the Baumes law.
In 1930, he ran for Lieutenant Governor of New York with Albert Ottinger but they were defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert H. Lehman. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.
He died on board a train.
| New York Assembly | ||
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New York State Assembly, Orange County 1st District 1909–1913 |
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| New York State Senate | ||
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New York State Senate, 27th District 1919–1930 |
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| Preceded by Charles C. Lockwood |
Republican Party Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York 1930 |
Succeeded by F. Trubee Davison |