Walter Watkins Bahan (November 6, 1860 – March 11, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician from New York City.
Life
Bahan was born on November 6, 1860, in New York City, New York, the son of Thomas W. Bahan and Mary Jane Watkins. His father was a prominent Greenwich Village physician and surgeon who was active in relief works in the Parks Barracks during the American Civil War.
Bahan began attending the New York University School of Law in 1883 and graduated from there with an LL.B. in 1885. He then began working as a lawyer and real estate broker. In 1892, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the New York County 9th District. He served in the Assembly in 1893. In the Assembly, he submitted bills to prevent the use of barbed wire in division fences, amend the Penal Code in relation to publishing libelous material, and amending the Penal Code to provide a person inducing another to commit a crime may not plead that the act was performed to obtain evidence of a person's criminal character with reference to conviction.
Bahan later moved to Queens and established a home and law office in Flushing, and then to Long Island City. He continued to work as a lawyer until a few days before his death. In 1884, he married Janet F. Halliday. They had one daughter, Mrs. Janet M. Lovey.
Bahan died at his home in Richmond Hill on March 11, 1916. He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
References
- "D-Q-1916-0001169". The NYC Historical Vital Records Project.
- ^ "Walter W. Bahan Dead". The Brooklyn Daily Times (Last ed.). Brooklyn, N.Y. 13 March 1916. p. 1 – via Brooklyn Public Library Archive.
- General Alumni Catalogue of New York University, 1833-1906. New York, N.Y.: General Alumni Society. 1906. p. 35 – via Google Books.
- Murlin, Edgar L. (1893). The Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: James B. Lyon. p. 111 – via Google Books.
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| New York State Assembly | ||
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| Preceded byWilliam H. Walker | New York State Assembly New York County, 9th District 1893 |
Succeeded byJohn F. McDermott |
- 1860 births
- 1916 deaths
- New York University School of Law alumni
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- Lawyers from Queens, New York
- Politicians from Manhattan
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Politicians from Queens, New York
- People from Flushing, Queens
- People from Long Island City, Queens
- People from Richmond Hill, Queens
- Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
- 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature