Frederick William Kavanaugh (September 10, 1871 in
Waterford,
Saratoga County, New York – December 2, 1940 in Waterford, Saratoga Co., NY) was an American businessman and politician from
New York
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Life
He was the son of Luke Kavanaugh (born 1830 in
Dublin) and Mary Monaghan. On December 9, 1891, he married Lillian May LeRoy (1871–1921), and they had two children.
He was Supervisor of the
Town of Waterford in 1903; and Sheriff of Saratoga County, New York from 1904 to 1906.
Kavanaugh was a member of the
New York State Senate
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(32nd D.) from 1921 to 1924, sitting in the
144th,
145th,
146th and
147th New York State Legislature
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He killed himself on December 2, 1940, at his home in
Waterford, New York
Waterford is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 8,423 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is derived from its principal village, also called Waterford. The town is located in the southeast corner of Sara ...
, by shooting himself.
''Ex-State Senator Dead; F. W. Kavanaugh Ends Life by Shot at Waterford''
in NYT on December 3, 1940 (subscription required)
Assemblyman George W. Kavanaugh (born c. 1863) was his brother.
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1871 births
1940 deaths
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
People from Waterford, New York
Suicides by firearm in New York (state)
Sheriffs of Saratoga County, New York
Town supervisors in New York (state)
American politicians who died by suicide