Allen J. Bloomfield (May 29, 1883 – September 21, 1932) was an American businessman and politician from

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Life

He was born in

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to Charles W. and Elizabeth (McCredy) Bloomfield. He graduated B.A. from

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in 1904, and then engaged in the hotel business in Richfield Springs. On October 31, 1906, he married Renelcha (Elderkin) Tuller (died c. 1910), and they had two children. In 1915, he married Ruby Emma (Newcomb) Quick, and they had two daughters. Bloomfield was a member of the

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(Otsego Co.) in

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and

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. He was a member of the

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(39th D.) from 1921 to 1924, sitting in the 144th, 145th, 146th and

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s. Later he continued to hold a variety of civic offices, and at the time of his death was President of the Village of Richfield Springs. He died on September 21, 1932, in Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in

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, after an operation for a ruptured appendix; and was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Richfield Springs.

Sources

''General register of the members of the Phi Kappa sigma fraternity, 1850-1930''
(1930; pg. 264)
''The Hon. Allen J. Bloomfield''
in ''The Otsego Farmer'' on September 23, 1932 (with portrait)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bloomfield, Allen J 1883 births 1932 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Herkimer County, New York Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Columbia College (New York) alumni Deaths from appendicitis People from Cooperstown, New York 20th-century American legislators 20th-century New York (state) politicians