John Boyd Mullan (December 27, 1863 in
Rochester
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Monroe County, New York
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– August 15, 1955 in Rochester, NY) was an American politician from
New York.
Life
Mullan was a member of the
New York State Senate (46th D.) from 1915 to 1921, sitting in the
138th,
139th,
140th,
141st,
142nd,
143rd and
144th New York State Legislature
The 144th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5 to April 16, 1921, during the first year of Nathan L. Miller's governorship, in Albany.
Background
Under the pr ...
s. He co-sponsored with Assemblyman
Bert P. Gage the "Mullan–Gage Act", New York State's version of the
Volstead Act
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, which was enacted in 1921, and repealed a few years later. Mullan resigned his seat on July 28, 1921, to accept an appointment as Postmaster of Rochester.
Sources
''Quits Senate to Be Postmaster''in NYT on July 29, 1921
in NYT on August 16, 1955 (subscription required)
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1863 births
1955 deaths
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
Politicians from Rochester, New York
New York (state) postmasters