Clarence MacGregor (September 16, 1872 – February 18, 1952) was a Republican member of the

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from

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Life

MacGregor was born in

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. He graduated from

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in 1893. He was a member of the

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(Erie Co., 8th D.) in

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1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escapes death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Janu ...

1910 Events January * January 6 – Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military. * January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, t ...

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and

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. He was elected as a Republican to the 66th, 67th, 68th, 69th and

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es, holding office from March 4, 1919, until his resignation on December 31, 1928. He was a justice of the

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from 1929 until the end of 1942 when he reached the constitutional age limit. He was appointed official referee of the New York Supreme Court and served from January 7, 1943, until his death in

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1872 births 1952 deaths Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Hartwick College alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) People from Newark, New York 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{NewYork-Representative-stub