Joseph Mullin (state senator)
Joseph Mullin (May 29, 1848 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York – September 1, 1897 in New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Mullin (1811–1882). He attended the public schools, and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1869. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Watertown.
He was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1892 until his death in 1897, sitting in the 115th, 116th (both 21st D.), 117th, 118th (both 22nd D.), 119th and 120th (both 35th D.).
He died on September 1, 1897, in his bedroom at the University Club in New York City, of "heart disease", and was buried at the Brookside Cemetery in Watertown.
Sources
- The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 404)
- Sketches of the members of the Legislature in The Evening Journal Almanac (1895; pg. 50)
- SENATOR MULLIN IS DEAD in NYT on September 3, 1897
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| New York State Senate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George B. Sloan |
New York State Senate 21st District 1892–1893 |
Succeeded by Frederick D. Kilburn |
| Preceded by Henry J. Coggeshall |
New York State Senate 22nd District 1894–1895 |
Succeeded by J. Irving Burns |
| Preceded by new district |
New York State Senate 35th District 1896–1897 |
Succeeded by Elon R. Brown |