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Walter W. Stokes
Walter Watson Stokes (August 10, 1880 – March 27, 1960) was an American financier and politician from New York (state), New York. Life He was born on August 10, 1880, in Manchester, Vermont, Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont, the son of financier Walter C. Stokes (1852–1924) and Adele (Watson) Stokes (1852–1921). In 1901, he became a member of the New York Stock Exchange. On May 14, 1902, he married Mary L. Constable (born 1884), and they had one son: Walter Watson Stokes Jr. (born 1903). They lived at 829 Park Avenue in Manhattan, and the Stokes family's country home "Woodside Hall" in Cooperstown, New York, Cooperstown. In 1931, Mary Stokes went to Reno, Nevada, to get a divorce. Stokes was a member of the New York State Senate from 1933 to 1952, sitting in the 156th New York State Legislature, 156th, 157th New York State Legislature, 157th, 158th New York State Legislature, 158th, 159th New York State Legislature, 159th, 160th New York State Legislature, 160th, 161s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and around two-thirds of the state's popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
