The Remarkable Life of Albert Haskell, Jr

Martin A. Sweeney

doi:10.5771/9780761873938

The Remarkable Life of Albert Haskell, Jr

The King of Crown City

1. Edition 2023

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doi.org/10.5771/9780761873938
ISBN print: 978-0-7618-7392-1
ISBN online: 978-0-7618-7393-8
Hamilton Books, Lanham Hamilton Books, Lanham

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Abstract

The Remarkable Life of Albert Haskell, Jr.: The King of Crown City isthe first comprehensive portrait of the Cortland, New York schoolboy who forged a path of his own that garnered him a reputation in New York State and the Northeast of the nation as an accomplished lawyer, politician, banker, civic organizer, supporter of higher education, and promoter of industrial expansion.As a district attorney, Haskell crossed paths with the prohibition government agents, murderers, white slavers, members of the “Black Hand” gang, and the Ku Klux Klan. He successfully prosecuted those who were part of a tubercular cattle scandal. As a state assemblyman, he was an advocate for the state’s dairy farmers during the violent milk strikes in the 1930s. Haskell co-founded a chapter of Rotary International in 1919 and played a pivotal role in the 1950s in making the place of his birth “the typewriter capital of the world.” Based on a trove of scrapbooks assembled by Haskell through his lifetime and kept by his grandchildren, this biography reveals exactly why Haskell’s life of integrity and public service merits the title of “King of ‘Crown City.’”

Schlagworte

Economic development in Central New York History of Cortland, NY Politicians of Cortland, NY

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i–xvi Preface i–xvi
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Note on Sources
1–2 Introduction 1–2
3–4 Prologue 3–4
5–22 The Formative Years 5–22
23–46 The Years of Arts and Letters 23–46
47–56 A Young, Aspiring Lawyer 47–56
57–68 The Great Rotary Hijinks 57–68
69–76 The New D.A. Goes After Bootleggers with Izzy and Moe 69–76
77–84 Bathtub Gin, Bootleggers, and the Black Hand 77–84
85–102 The People vs White Slavers, Faith Healers, and a Murderer 85–102
103–114 Haskell Takes on the Klan 103–114
115–118 The Tragic Demise of Alton Howe 115–118
119–126 Tubercular Cattle Scandal 119–126
127–132 Another Murder Case and Retirement 127–132
133–142 A Continued Career in the Law 133–142
143–158 The Political Arena 143–158
159–172 The Milk Strikes 159–172
173–178 Civic Engagement 173–178
179–188 Promotion of Economic Expansion in the 1950s 179–188
189–208 “Elder Statesman” of Cortland’s Industrial Growth 189–208
209–218 A Man of Faith 209–218
219–224 Epilogue 219–224
225–230 Notes 225–230
231–234 References 231–234
235–248 Index 235–248

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