John Godfrey Saxe II (June 25, 1877 – April 17, 1953) of

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was a

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and a member of the

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. He was a delegate to the

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representing

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in 1915. He was president of the

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, and counsel for

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Biography

He was born on June 25, 1877 in

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to John Theodore Saxe and Mary Bosworth. He was the grandson of John Godfrey Saxe. He married Mary Sands on June 10, 1909. He died on April 17, 1953. In the November 8, 1910

election, in the 17th State Senate district that was Republican by a great majority, John Saxe defeated incumbent Senator George B. Agnew who had been the sponsor of the

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that would lead to the complete shutdown of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saxe, John 1877 births 1953 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators People from Saratoga, New York Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly McGill University alumni Columbia Law School alumni Burials at Albany Rural Cemetery