| Charles Lacy Craig | |
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 Craig in 1914 | |
| New York City Comptroller | |
| In office 1918–1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1872 Arcola, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis Columbia University Law School |
Charles Lacy Craig (March 9, 1872 – August 7, 1935) was the New York City Comptroller from 1918 to 1925.
Biography
He was born March 9, 1872, in Arcola, Illinois. He graduated from Washington University. He attended and graduated from Columbia University Law School.
In 1921 he was convicted for contempt of court and received a 60-day jail sentence for criticizing federal judge Julius Mayer and that conviction was upheld by the New York Supreme Court in 1923, but remitted by President Coolidge that year.
He died on August 7, 1935, at the Hotel Senator in Sacramento, California.
References
- ^ "Charles L. Craig Dies in California. Former City Controller, 63, Is Stricken While Making a Motor Tour With Wife". The New York Times. August 7, 1935. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- "Remission". Time. December 10, 1923. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
Comptroller Charles L. Craig of New York City whose conviction for contempt of court was upheld by the Supreme Court escaped from serving his sentence of 60 days in prison. In New York politics his conviction for having criticized a judge conducting a hearing on a local traction company, was an emblem of martyrdom. The case was taken to President Coolidge, Republicans urging executive pardon to prevent Mr. Craig (a Democrat) from posing further as a martyr.
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| Preceded byWilliam A. Prendergast | New York City Comptroller 1918–1925 |
Succeeded byCharles W. Berry |
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