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'''William Henry Flack''' (March 22, 1861 – February 2, 1907) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[New York]].
'''William Henry Flack''' (March 22, 1861 – February 2, 1907) was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[New York (state)|New York]] from 1903 to 1907.


==Career==
==Career==
Flack attended public schools. He became interested in lumbering and tanning. He had some family members in Indiana West of the downtown area known as Flackville. {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} He was Supervisor of the town of Waverly for seven years and chairman of the board for two years.
Flack attended public schools. He became interested in lumbering and tanning. He had some family members in Indiana west of downtown Indianapolis in an area known as Flackville. {{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} He was Supervisor of the town of [[Waverly, Franklin County, New York|Waverly, New York]] for seven years and chairman of the board for two years.
He was the county clerk of Franklin County from 1898 to 1902, and reelected in 1900. He served as chairman of the Republican county committee 1898-1902. He served as trustee of the village of Malone and elected president of said village in 1902.
He was the county clerk of Franklin County from 1898 to 1902 and reelected in 1900. He served as chairman of the Republican county committee 1898–1902. He served as trustee of the village of Malone and elected president of said village in 1902.


=== Congress ===
Flack was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] representative to the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the congressional district formed from the 26th District ([[Essex County, New York|Essex, New York]], [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin, New York]], [[Clinton County, New York|Clinton, New York]] and [[St. Lawrence County, New York|St. Lawrence, New York]]) to the [[58th United States Congress|Fifty-eighth]] and [[59th United States Congress|Fifty-ninth]] Congresses and served from March 4, 1903, until his death. He was interred in Morningside Cemetery<ref>http://www.inandaroundtheadirondackpark.com/History_of_Waverly_IAATAP.htm</ref><ref>http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzsimmons-fladeland.html</ref>.
Flack was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] representative to the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the congressional district formed from the 26th District ([[Essex County, New York|Essex, New York]], [[Franklin County, New York|Franklin, New York]], [[Clinton County, New York|Clinton, New York]] and [[St. Lawrence County, New York|St. Lawrence, New York]]) to the [[58th United States Congress|Fifty-eighth]] and [[59th United States Congress|Fifty-ninth]] Congresses and served from March 4, 1903, until his death. He was interred in Morningside Cemetery.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=History of Waverly, New York |title=Historical Sketches of Franklin County And Its Several Towns |first=Frederick J. |last=Seaver |publisher=J. B. Lyon Company |location=Albany, NY |year=1918 |url=https://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00seav}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Lawrence |last=Kestenbaum |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fitzsimmons-fladeland.html |title=Index to Politicians: Fitzrandolph to Flaesch |work=The Political Graveyard |accessdate=November 13, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)]]


==References==
==References==
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* [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071165099;view=1up;seq=13 William Henry Flack, late a representative from New York, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1907]

==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=William H. Flack |sopt=t}}

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Latest revision as of 01:16, 8 December 2024

William Henry Flack
William Henry Flack
Born(1861-03-22)March 22, 1861
Franklin Falls, New York
DiedFebruary 2, 1907(1907-02-02) (aged 45)
Malone, New York
Resting placeMorningside Cemetery, Malone, New York
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Politician and businessman
PredecessorJohn Wilbur Dwight
SuccessorGeorge R. Malby

William Henry Flack (March 22, 1861 – February 2, 1907) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York from 1903 to 1907.

Career

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Flack attended public schools. He became interested in lumbering and tanning. He had some family members in Indiana west of downtown Indianapolis in an area known as Flackville. [citation needed] He was Supervisor of the town of Waverly, New York for seven years and chairman of the board for two years. He was the county clerk of Franklin County from 1898 to 1902 and reelected in 1900. He served as chairman of the Republican county committee 1898–1902. He served as trustee of the village of Malone and elected president of said village in 1902.

Congress

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Flack was elected as a Republican representative to the United States House of Representatives for the congressional district formed from the 26th District (Essex, New York, Franklin, New York, Clinton, New York and St. Lawrence, New York) to the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses and served from March 4, 1903, until his death. He was interred in Morningside Cemetery.[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Seaver, Frederick J. (1918). "History of Waverly, New York". Historical Sketches of Franklin County And Its Several Towns. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company.
  2. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Index to Politicians: Fitzrandolph to Flaesch". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
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Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 26th congressional district
March 4, 1903 – February 2, 1907 		Succeeded by

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