Daniel Magone (January 12, 1827 – September 4, 1904) was an American lawyer who was Collector of the Port of New York during the first administration of

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Early life

Magone was born in

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into an Irish Catholic family.

Career

Magone became a member of the New York Canal Commission during the governorship of Samuel Tilden, in 1875. The next year he served as chairman of the

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state committee. During Tilden's unsuccessful run for the presidency versus Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876, he was a delegate at the

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. In January 1878, he was nominated by Governor

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to be Superintendent of Public Works but was rejected by the

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. He was again selected a delegate to the convention which nominated Cleveland in 1884. Cleveland appointed Magone Collector of the Port of New York in 1886.

Personal life

Magone died at his Caroline Street home in

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, in 1904. He had been in declining health for some time. He was survived by his wife and a daughter.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Magone, Daniel 1827 births 1904 deaths People from Ogdensburg, New York New York (state) Democrats Collectors of the Port of New York American people of Irish descent Lawyers from New York City