About John Laughlin
Lived 1856 – 1905 (aged 49). John Laughlin was an American politician and lawyer.
John Laughlin (March 14, 1856 – August 4, 1905) was an American politician from New York.
Life John Laughlin was born in Newstead, New York on March 14, 1856. He attended the district schools, and Lockport Union School from 1874 to 1878. Then he studied law with Richard Crowley, was admitted to the bar in 1880, and practiced in Buffalo.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (31st D.) from 1888 to 1891, sitting in the 111th, 112th, 113th and 114th New York State Legislatures. He was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention.
He died suddenly on August 4, 1905, in his apartment at the Lenox Hotel in Buffalo, of "apoplexy".
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American politician
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John Laughlin was born on 14 March 1856 in Newstead.
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John Laughlin died on 4 August 1905 in Buffalo.
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John Laughlin was a politician and lawyer.
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· DBpedia: John Laughlin (New York politician)
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