Louis S. Goebel (July 9, 1839 in New York City – November 2, 1915 in

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, NYC) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He graduated from

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in 1864. Then he taught school, studied law at

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, was admitted to the bar in 1868, and practiced in New York City. He was a member of the

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(6th D.) in

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and

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. He died at his home at 338 West 87th Street in Manhattan, and was buried at the

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Sources

''Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York''
compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 290)
''The State Government for 1879''
by Charles G. Shanks (Weed, Parsons & Co, Albany NY, 1879; pg. 51)
''Lewis (sic) S. Goebel''
in NYT on November 4, 1915 {{DEFAULTSORT:Goebel, Louis S 1839 births 1915 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from New York City City College of New York alumni Columbia Law School alumni Burials at Kensico Cemetery Lawyers from New York City 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature