BIO: William Leary; New York State
surname: Leary

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An Illustrated Legislative Manual
The New York Red Book
Containing the Portraits and Biographies of the U.S. Senators, Governor, State
Officers and Members of the Legislature; also with the Portraits of Judges and
Court Reporters, the New Constitution of the State, Election and Population
Statistics, and General Facts of Interest.
By Edgar L. Murlin
New Constitution Compiled by R. C. Cumming, O. L. Potter and F. B. Gilbert
Published, Albany, J. B. Lyon Company, Publishers, 1909

Copyright by J. B. Lyon Company, 1909

     William Leary, State Superintendent of Elections for the Metropolitan
Elections Dsitrict, was born in the city of New York on April 8, 1854. He
graduated from Grammar School No. 11 on March 7, 1866, before he was twelve
years of age. Not being able to enter the City College until he was fourteen
his father took him to the law office of the Hon. Edward Mitchell, on the 23d
of January, 1867, forty years to the day on which he took office as
Superintendent of Elections. After working over three years in the office of
Mitchell & Mitchell, he engaged in the newspaper advertising business. He
became Business Manager of "The New York Press" when that paper was purchased
by Henry L. Einstein. He was Secretary of the Park Department under the
administration of Mayor Strong, and Secretary of the Fire Department under
Mayor Low. Mr. Leary have been actively engaged in political affairs in a
reputable way in New York city for many years and had an opportunity to note
the methods by which illegal voting is accomplished, and therefore is well
equipped to detect and punish such voting. He successfully managed a number of
political campaigns in New York city and nominated Theodore Roosevelt for his
first office, that of Member of Assembly, in October, 1881. He is unmarried
and resides with his sisters at No. 67 East Fifty-fourth street, New York. He
is by religion a Roman Catholic. He is a member of the Republican and Lotos
Clubs and the Educational Alliance, and a Director of the Library Square
Realty Company and Amen Corner Corporation.