Fred M. Ahern

Fred M. Ahern (November 6, 1884 – September 17, 1950) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Fred M. Ahern (1916)

Life

He was born on November 6, 1884, in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.[1] He attended St. James Academy. He graduated from St. Bonaventure College; and LL.B. from Brooklyn Law School in 1907.[2] He practiced law in Brooklyn.[3]

He entered politics as a Republican. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 10th D.) in 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917. He was Chairman of the Committee on Claims in 1914; Chairman of the Committee on General Laws in 1915; and Chairman of the Committee on Codes in 1916.

He died on September 17, 1950, at the home of his brother John F. Ahern at 51 East 90th Street in Manhattan, of a heart attack.[4]

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References
  1. Who's who in New York City and State (Vol. 10; 1938; pg. 9)
  2. New York Red Book (1917; pg. 150)
  3. Leaders See Chance to Elect Fourteen Assembly Candidates; FRED M. AHERN in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on October 15, 1916
  4. FRED AHERN, LAWYER, EX-ASSEMBLYMAN, 64 in the New York Times on September 19, 1950 (subscription required)
New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Charles Harwood		 New York State Assembly
Kings County, 10th District
1911–1912		 Succeeded by
George Edward Dennen
Preceded by
George Edward Dennen		 New York State Assembly
Kings County, 10th District
1914–1917		 Succeeded by
Hoxie W. Smith
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