Robert S. Bainbridge (January 21, 1913 – April 1959) was an American politician from

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Life

He was born on January 21, 1913, in

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, the son of John Keeble Bainbridge (1883–1948) and Adah (Wing) Bainbridge (1885–1927). He was an insurance broker. In 1935, he married Maxine Louis Ginder, of

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, and they had two children. Bainbridge was a member of the

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from 1943 to 1946, sitting in the 164th and

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s. In November 1947, he ran again for the State Senate but was defeated by Democrat John M. Braisted, Jr. He died in 1959; and was buried at the Dayton Memorial Park in

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1913 births 1959 deaths Politicians from Staten Island Republican Party New York (state) state senators 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub