Alexander Alfred Falk (January 15, 1900 – January 13, 1975) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on January 15, 1900, in New York City, the son of Alderman Joseph Falk (died 1966) and Fannie (Goodman) Falk. He attended Public School No. 132 and George Washington High School. During World War I, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He graduated from

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in 1923, was admitted to the bar in 1925, and practiced law in New York City. On May 15, 1926, he married Edith Flavelle (1902–1985). Falk was a member of the

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(New York Co., 23rd D.) in

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 * ...

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

and

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

. In November 1933, Falk ran for re-election, but was defeated by Republican William R. Lieberman. Falk was again a member of the State Assembly in

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

, and was Chairman of the Committee on Taxation and Retrenchment. He was an Alderman of New York City from 1936 to 1937; and a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1938. He was a member of the

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from 1941 to 1947, sitting in the 163rd, 164th, 165th and

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s. In May 1947, he resigned his seat and was appointed by Gov.

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to the New York State Civil Service Commission. Falk was a member of the Civil Service Commission from 1947 to 1969, and was President of the Commission from 1955 to 1959.''KAPLAN IS PROMOTED''
in ''The New York Times'' on April 25, 1959 (subscription required) He died on January 13, 1975, in Margaretville, New York; and was buried at the Margaretville Cemetery Annex.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Falk, Alexander A. 1900 births 1975 deaths Politicians from Manhattan Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Democratic Party New York (state) state senators George Washington Educational Campus alumni People from Delaware County, New York Fordham University School of Law alumni 20th-century American legislators 20th-century New York (state) politicians