Reuben L. Haskell

Reuben L. Haskell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 10th district
In office March 4, 1915 – December 31, 1919
Preceded by	Herman A. Metz
Succeeded by	Lester D. Volk
Personal details
Born	(1878-10-05)October 5, 1878 Brooklyn, New York
Died	October 2, 1971(1971-10-02) (aged 92) Westwood, New Jersey
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Aleda Cunningham Baylis (m. 1902)
Children	2
Alma mater	Cornell Law School
Profession	Attorney

Reuben Locke Haskell (October 5, 1878 – October 2, 1971) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Biography

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Haskell was graduated from Hempstead High School in Hempstead, New York, in 1894.^[1]

He took additional courses at Ithaca High School in 1894 and 1895, and attended New York Law School in 1896 and 1897.^[1] In 1898 he received the degree of LL.B. from Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York.^[1] Haskell was admitted to the bar in 1899 and practiced in New York City.^[1]

He served with the 2nd Regiment of New York Volunteers during the Spanish–American War.^[1] After the war, he served in Company's I and G of the New York National Guard's 13th Regiment, and advanced from private to corporal to sergeant before being discharged in 1902.^[1] Haskell was later active in the United Spanish War Veterans.^[2]

A resident of Brooklyn, Haskell became active in politics and government as Republican; while he was still in his twenties, he served as leader of the 23rd Assembly District Club.^[1] He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1908 and again in 1920, and served on the state Republican Committee from 1907 to 1913 and 1914 to 1919.^[1]

Haskell was counsel to the Kings County Clerk from 1908 to 1909.^[1] From 1910 to 1913 he served as Brooklyn's Borough Secretary.^[1] Haskell was Brooklyn's deputy commissioner of public works from 1913 to 1915.^[1] In 1912, he was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the 63rd Congress.^[1]

In 1914, Haskell was elected to the 64th Congress.^[3] He was reelected to the two succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1915 to December 31, 1919, when he resigned to become a judge.^[3] He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Sixty-sixth Congress).^[3]

Haskell served as judge of the Kings County Court from 1920 to 1925.^[3] He was defeated for reelection in 1924, after which he resumed the practice of law.^[3] From 1932 to 1942, Haskell served on the New York State Transit Commission.^[3]

Retirement and death

A resident of Hillsdale, New Jersey during his retirement, he died in Westwood, New Jersey on October 2, 1971.^[4] He was interred in Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, New York.^[3]

Family

In 1902, Haskell married Aleda Cunningham Baylis.^[1] They were the parents of a daughter, Louise (born 1904), and a son, Roger (born 1909).^[1]

References

Sources

Newspapers

• Haskell, Reuben L. (May 6, 1917). "Brooklyn and L.I. Men in Congress Write the Stories of Their Lives: Haskell has the Most to Say About Himself". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. p. 21.
• "Reuben Haskell, Ex-Judge, Dead". New York Times. New York, NY. October 3, 1971.

Books

• Matson, Francis G. (1919). Official Congressional Directory: 66th Congress; 2nd Session. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 72.
• United States House of Representatives (2005). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC. p. 1212. ISBN 978-0-16-073176-1.

External sources

• United States Congress. "Reuben L. Haskell (id: H000319)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Reuben L. Haskell at Find a Grave