On October 1, 1953, he became Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York,[1] but was forced to resign on November 18, 1953, as temporary president and acting lieutenant governor when it became known that he had made frequent visits to convicted labor leader Joseph S. Fay while the latter was incarcerated at Sing-Sing prison.[2]
He died in February 1985.
Sources
^Wicks Is Acting Lieutenant Governor in The New York Times on October 2, 1953 (subscription required)
^WICKS RESIGNS POST AS SENATE LEADER IN COMPROMISE STEP in The New York Times on November 19, 1953 (subscription required)
William J. Keating, with Richard Carter: The Man Who Rocked the Boat (Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1956, Library of Congress catalog card number: 56-6025)
arthur, wicks, december, 1887, february, 1985, american, politician, from, york, life, edithe, born, december, 1887, york, city, owned, steam, laundry, kingston, york, member, york, state, senate, from, 1927, 1956, sitting, 150th, 151st, 152nd, 153rd, 154th, 1. Arthur H Wicks December 24 1887 February 1985 was an American politician from New York Life EditHe was born on December 24 1887 in New York City He owned a steam laundry in Kingston New York He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1927 to 1956 sitting in the 150th 151st 152nd 153rd 154th 155th 156th 157th 158th 159th 160th 161st 162nd 163rd 164th 165th 166th 167th 168th 169th and 170th New York State Legislatures and was Temporary President of the State Senate from 1949 to 1953 He was an alternate delegate to the 1940 and 1944 and a delegate to the 1948 1952 and 1956 Republican National Conventions On October 1 1953 he became Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York 1 but was forced to resign on November 18 1953 as temporary president and acting lieutenant governor when it became known that he had made frequent visits to convicted labor leader Joseph S Fay while the latter was incarcerated at Sing Sing prison 2 He died in February 1985 Sources Edit Wicks Is Acting Lieutenant Governor in The New York Times on October 2 1953 subscription required WICKS RESIGNS POST AS SENATE LEADER IN COMPROMISE STEP in The New York Times on November 19 1953 subscription required William J Keating with Richard Carter The Man Who Rocked the Boat Harper amp Brothers Publishers New York 1956 Library of Congress catalog card number 56 6025 New York State SenatePreceded byArthur F Bouton New York State Senate 29th District1927 1944 Succeeded byWilliam F CondonPreceded byRhoda Fox Graves New York State Senate 34th District1945 1956 Succeeded byE Ogden BushPolitical officesPreceded byBenjamin F Feinberg Temporary President of the New York State Senate1949 1953 Succeeded byWalter J MahoneyPreceded byFrank C Moore Lieutenant Governor of New York Acting1953 Succeeded byWalter J Mahoney Acting This article about a politician from the state of New York is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur H Wicks amp oldid 1125887590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
