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Frederick L. Warder

American politician in New York (1912-1980)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ19664567 ↗
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Frederick L. Warder (September 17, 1912 – July 23, 1980) was an American politician from New York.

Early life

He was born on September 17, 1912, in Geneva, New York.

Career

Warder entered politics as a Republican, and was an alderman, and then Mayor, of Geneva.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1963 to 1972, sitting in the 174th, 175th, 176th, 177th, 178th and 179th New York State Legislatures.

He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1973 until his death in 1980, sitting in the 180th, 181st, 182nd and 183rd New York State Legislatures.

Personal life

He married Justine Crandall (1914–2002), and they had three children.

Death

He died on July 23, 1980, in Geneva General Hospital in Geneva, New York, of cancer; and was buried at the Glenwood Cemetery there.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Frederick L. Warder” is american politician in New York (1912-1980). The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Frederick, Warder and American, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1912, 1980, 1963, 1972—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1912-09-17. For this dossier, Frederick, Warder and American is the immediate research focus.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q19664567. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1912, 1980, 1963 and 1972.

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This entry incorporates text from “Frederick L. Warder” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.