About John G. Downs
Lived 1873 – 1956 (aged 82–83). John G. Downs was an American politician and farmer.
John Goldsmith Downs (August 20, 1873 – January 25, 1956) was an American farmer and politician from New York.
Life Downs was born on August 20, 1873, on a farm in Cutchogue, New York, the son of Henry V. Downs and Patience Hallock.
Downs worked as a farmer in Cutchogue, and was the president of the Suffolk County Agricultural Society for many years. He was also a trustee and vice-president of the Southold Savings Bank and a director of the Suffolk County Mutual Insurance Company of Southold. 1921, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936.
Downs was married to Edna Jones. She died in 1948.
Downs died at home on January 25, 1956. He was buried in Cutchogue Cemetery.
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American farmer and politician
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John G. Downs was a politician and farmer.
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