Denton Dennis Lake (September 15, 1887 – January 5, 1941) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was born on September 15, 1887, in Waterloo,

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, the son of Henry C. Lake and Caroline W. (Britcher) Lake (1865–1914). In 1907, he married Jennie B. Davis, and they had one daughter. In 1918, he was commissioned as a

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of the

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and fought with the

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. In 1926, he was appointed as Postmaster of

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. Lake was a member of the

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(Fulton and Hamilton Co.) in

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, 1937, 1938 and 1939–40; and was Chairman of the Committee on Aviation from 1938 to 1940. He was re-elected to the 163rd New York State Legislature but died three days before the Legislature met. He died on January 5, 1941;''ASSEMBLYMAN LAKE OF GLOVERSVILLE DIES''
in ''

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'' on January 6, 1941 (subscription required) and was buried at the Ferndale Cemetery in Johnstown.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lake, Denton D. 1887 births 1941 deaths People from Gloversville, New York Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly People from Waterloo, New York 20th-century American politicians