Joseph Wagner (1853 - January 29, 1932) was an American politician from

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, though he was born in

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Life

Wagner's family emigrated to the United States in 1856, and settled in

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and became a

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. In 1875, he opened his own business as a carpenter,

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and

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. Later he became a general contractor and executed public works of large proportions in Brooklyn. He was Messenger to the Board of

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of Brooklyn from 1881 to 1883; and Superintendent of the Truant Home from 1883 to 1884. Wagner was a member of the

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(9th D.) from 1899 to 1904, sitting in the 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th and

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s. In 1904, Wagner was elected to a seat on the

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, which is the general

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of the state. Wagner's wife, Barbara, died in 1905. Wagner died at St. Catherine's Hospital following a brief illness, at the age of 78."Rites for Wagner, Ex-Senator, Monday", ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' (February 1, 1932), p. 27.

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''Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes''
by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 364f)
''FOR SENATORS FROM KINGS''
in NYT on October 10, 1900
''New York Red Book''
by Edgar L. Murlin (1903; pg. 99f) 1853 births 1932 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Brooklyn French emigrants to the United States {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub