John Henry Walrath
John Henry Walrath (October 10, 1866 - June 24, 1948) was a lawyer and politician from the United States. He was the mayor of Syracuse, New York for two terms as a Democrat from 1922 to 1925.
Walrath was born in Chittenango, New York in 1866. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1889. In 1916, he was elected district attorney for Onondaga County, a first for a Democrat in the county.[1]
He was elected Syracuse mayor in November 1921, the first Democrat in 20 years in the Republican stronghold city, defeating Republican nominee Deforest Settle.[2][3]
Walrath died in Syracuse on June 24, 1948 at age 81.[4] He was married to Mary Yale, daughter of Colonel John Wesley Yale, member of the Yale family.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ (2 February 1922). Many Reservations for Chamber Luncheon, Advertiser-Journal (Auburn, New York)
- ^ (11 November 1921). John H. Walrath, Fayetteville Bulletin
- ^ (1 November 1925). Republican Split in Syracuse, The New York Times
- ^ (25 June 1948). John H. Walrath, The New York Times
- ^ Morris, Peter (2012). Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870: The Clubs and Players Who Spread the Sport, Chapter Two: Upstate New York, McFarland & Company Publishers, p. 386
- ^ Rodney Horace Yale (1908). "Yale Genealogy and History of Wales. The British Kings and Princes. Life of Owen Glyndwr. Biographies of Governor Elihu Yale". Archive.org. Milburn and Scott company. p. 505.
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