John Laughlin (March 14, 1856 – August 4, 1905) was an American politician from

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Life

John Laughlin was born in

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on March 14, 1856. He attended the district schools, and Lockport Union School from 1874 to 1878. Then he studied law with

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, was admitted to the bar in 1880, and practiced in Buffalo. He was a member of the

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(31st D.) from 1888 to 1891, sitting in the 111th, 112th, 113th and

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s. He was a delegate to the

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. He died suddenly on August 4, 1905, in his apartment at the Lenox Hotel in Buffalo, of "

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Sources

''The New York Red Book''
compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 403)
Biographical sketches of the members of the Legislature
in ''The Evening Journal Almanac'' (1891) {{DEFAULTSORT:Laughlin, John 1856 births 1905 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Buffalo, New York 19th-century American legislators