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Albert J. Brackley (January 11, 1874 – December 13, 1937) was an American politician from New York.


Life

Brackley was born on January 11, 1874, in
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. Brackely attended public school in Meriden and the Boston High School. He worked as a grocery salesman for a few years, and later worked in the real estate and insurance business. He moved to the Rockaways, New York, in around 1900, later settling in
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. Brackley was appointed corporation inspector of
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by Queens borough president Maurice E. Connolly. In 1917, he was elected to the
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as a
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, representing the Queens County 5th District. He served in the Assembly in
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and
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. He later became inspector of cement for the Municipal Testing and Analyzing Bureau. He was a member of the Democratic County Committee and president of the Far Rockaway Regular Democratic Club. Brackley was a member of the
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and the
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of St. Mary Star of the Sea
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. He was married to Louise, and his children were Albert Jr., Mrs. Cecilia Noonan, and Mrs. Rita Foster. Brackley died at home from a heart attack while listening to a boxing match between
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and
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on the radio on December 13, 1937. He was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in
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.


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External links

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The Political Graveyard
' {{DEFAULTSORT:Brackley, Albert J. 1874 births 1937 deaths Politicians from New Britain, Connecticut People from Far Rockaway, Queens People from Rockaway, Queens Politicians from Queens, New York American businesspeople in real estate American businesspeople in insurance Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Catholics from New York (state) 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature