Thomas A. Ledwith (February 14, 1840 in

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– April 1, 1898 in New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He graduated from

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in 1856. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1861, and practiced in New York City. He was a member of the

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(New York Co., 11th D.) in

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. He was elected a New York City Police Justice (8th D.) in 1863, and re-elected in 1869. In 1870, he ran for

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but was defeated by Tammany man

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. In 1871, he ran unsuccessfully for the

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(1st D.). He was a member of the

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(7th D.) in

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and

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. He married Agnes McGowan (March 1, 1843

, August 6, 1868

) on April 11, 1866. They had one son, Joseph Ledwith (June 26, 1868

, December 27, 1929

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). He married Lucy A.Donahue ( November, 1853

, January 28, 1941,

) and they had three children, Thomas Augustine, Mary and Frances. He died at his home, at 28 West 72nd Street in New York City, and was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in

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Sources

''Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and the Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1862 and '63''
by William D. Murphy (1863; pg. 354)
''Life Sketches of Government Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1875''
by W. H. McElroy and Alexander McBride (pg. 74f) -book
''POLITICAL; THE NOVEMBER ELECTION''
in NYT on October 30, 1870
''Religion in Politics''
in NYT on March 12, 1871
''NEW-YORK'' (listing the candidates for offices at the state election)
in NYT on October 27, 1871
''DEATH LIST OF A DAY; Thomas A. Ledwith''
in NYT on April 5, 1898 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ledwith, Thomas A 1840 births 1898 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from New York City Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly New York (state) state court judges Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens) Lawyers from New York City 19th-century American legislators 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers Xavier High School (New York City) alumni