John Lawrence Karle (April 14, 1894 in

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– 1953) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He graduated from

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, was admitted to the bar in 1916, and practiced law in

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. Karle was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) between 1920 and 1922, sitting in the 143rd, 144th and

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s. He was again a member of the State Senate in

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and

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. In November 1925, he ran on the Republican ticket for Borough President of

, but was defeated by the Democrat Maurice E. Connolly. In March 1929, Karle was appointed by Borough President George U. Harvey as Commissioner of Sewers and Borough Secretary. In September 1929, Karle ran as the regular nominee at the Republican primary election for Queens Borough President, but was defeated by the incumbent Harvey who ran as a challenger.

Sources

''New York Red Book''
(1925, pg. 67)

in NYT on March 30, 1929 (subscription required)

in NYT on August 27, 1929 (subscription required)

in NYT on September 19, 1929 (subscription required) {{DEFAULTSORT:Karle, John L 1894 births 1953 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Queens, New York Fordham University School of Law alumni 20th-century American politicians