James Steele Truman (August 24, 1874 – July 1957) was an American lawyer and politician from
New York
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Life
He was born on August 24, 1874, in
Owego,
Tioga County, New York, the son of Gilbert T. Truman (born 1850) and Alice T. (Steele) Truman (born 1852). He graduated from
Cornell University as
Ph.B.
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in 1896, and
LL.B. in 1898.
''The History of the Treman, Tremaine, Truman Family in America''
by Ebenezer Mack Treman & Murray E. Poole (Ithaca NY, 1901; pg. 266) Then he practiced law in Owego. In 1903, he married Nina Ruth Rich (1881–1930).
Truman was a member of the New York State Senate
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(41st D.) from 1925 to 1928, sitting in the 148th, 149th, 150th and 151st New York State Legislature
The 151st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to March 22, 1928, during the sixth year of Al Smith's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany.
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After the death of his first wife, he married Mildred Faulkner (1897–1983).
He died in July 1957; and was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in Owego.
References
External links
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The Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation
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1874 births
1957 deaths
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
People from Owego, New York
Cornell University alumni