John F. Wadlin
American politician in New York (1901-1953)
John Joshua Foale Wadlin (May 31, 1901 – April 30, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on May 31, 1901, in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of John Joshua Foale Wadlin (1860–1926) and Charlotte Isabel (Voight) Wadlin (1864–1937). He practiced law in Highland, Ulster County, New York. On August 8, 1935, he married lawyer Beatrice Hasbrouck (1910–1985), and they had three children.
Wadlin was Supervisor of the Town of Lloyd from 1938 to 1940, and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Ulster County in 1940. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Ulster Co.) from 1941 until his death in 1953, sitting in the 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th and 169th New York State Legislatures. In 1947, he co-sponsored the Condon-Wadlin Act which prohibited public employees to strike.
He died on April 30, 1953, at the Saulpaugh Hotel in Catskill, Greene County, New York, of a heart attack.
He was interred in Highland Cemetery. His wife was a historian for the Town of Lloyd and Highland for many years, and is buried alongside her husband.
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