John L. Karle

John Lawrence Karle (April 14, 1894 in Queens – 1953) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He graduated from Fordham Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1916, and practiced law in New York City.

Karle was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) between 1920 and 1922, sitting in the 143rd, 144th and 145th New York State Legislatures.

He was again a member of the State Senate in 1925 and 1926. In November 1925, he ran on the Republican ticket for Borough President of Queens, but was defeated by the Democrat Maurice E. Connolly.

In March 1929, Karle was appointed by Borough President George U. Harvey as Commissioner of Sewers and Borough Secretary. In September 1929, Karle ran as the regular nominee at the Republican primary election for Queens Borough President, but was defeated by the incumbent Harvey who ran as a challenger.

Sources

New York Red Book (1925, pg. 67)
HARVEY RECOGNIZES KARLE AS LEADER in NYT on March 30, 1929 (subscription required)
KARLE DFSIGNATED TO OPPOSE HARVEY in NYT on August 27, 1929 (subscription required)
HARVEY VICTORIOUS BY 24,425 MAJORITY in NYT on September 19, 1929 (subscription required)

New York State Senate
Preceded by Frank F. Adel	New York State Senate 2nd District 1920–1922	Succeeded by Frank Giorgio
Preceded by Frank Giorgio	New York State Senate 2nd District 1925–1926	Succeeded by Stephen F. Burkard

gollark: You are, actually, as we enforce these to provide a consistent operating environment, under clause 4.11.

gollark: We recently proved that you do, actually, using science and maths.

gollark: Also, you know me, and I am bound by them, so you are.

gollark: You read the terms, actually.

gollark: As you can see from clause 4.1:> By using potatOS, agreeing to be bound by these terms, mrecentusing potatOS, installing potatOS, reading about potatOS, knowing about these terms, knowing anyone who is bound by these terms, disusing potatOS, reading these terms, or thinking of anything related to these terms, you agree to be bound by these terms both until the last stars in the universe burn out and the last black holes evaporate and retroactively, arbitrarily far into the past. This privacy policy may be updated at any time and at all times the latest revision applies.it is also the case that this applies retroactively.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.