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  Cashmore, John
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AffiliationDemocratic  
 
NameJohn Cashmore
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Brooklyn, New York , United States
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Born June 07, 1895
DiedMay 07, 1961 (65 years)
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Tags Army -
InfoServed in the U.S. Army during World War I; business executive; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1923; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1938-44; borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1940-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1952. Interment at Canarsie Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.


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  11/05/1957 Brooklyn Borough President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  09/17/1957 Brooklyn Borough President Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  09/10/1957 Broooklyn Borough President - D Primary Won 65.37% (+30.75%)
  11/03/1953 Brooklyn Borough President Won 76.04% (+55.08%)
  11/04/1952 NY US Senate Lost 36.13% (-19.09%)
  08/28/1952 NY US Senate - D Convention Won 57.00% (+29.77%)
  11/08/1949 Brooklyn Borough President Won 49.92% (+9.06%)
  11/06/1945 Brooklyn Borough President Won 74.95% (+49.95%)
  11/04/1941 Brooklyn Borough President Won 51.40% (+2.81%)
  09/16/1941 Brooklyn Borough President - R Primary Lost 49.34% (-1.31%)
  11/05/1940 Brooklyn Borough President Special Won 58.66% (+30.76%)
  03/04/1940 Brooklyn Borough President Appointment Won 66.67% (+33.33%)
  12/21/1939 New York City Council Majority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/1939 New York City Council - Brooklyn At-Large Won 8.94% (+0.11%)
  09/23/1938 New York City Council Majority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/11/1938 New York City Council Minority Leader Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/1937 New York City Council - Brooklyn At-Large Won 7.18% (-1.71%)
  11/06/1923 NY Assembly - Kings 05 Lost 47.62% (-1.94%)
  11/07/1922 NY Assembly - Kings 05 Won 52.66% (+9.95%)
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