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# Owen M. Kiernan

Owen M. Kiernan (1867 – September 14, 1940) was an American politician from New York.

## Life

Kiernan was born in 1867 in New York City, New York. He attended the school of Immaculate Conception, a four-year course in the evening high school, and the Cooper Union Literary Class. He worked in the coal and wood industry and the newspaper and advertising business. By 1912, he was an inspector of fuel. He was also a school inspector and the head of an advertising agency that bore his name.
In 1912, Kiernan was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the New York County 24th District. He served in the Assembly in 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, and 1925. He then worked as second deputy clerk of New York County, leaving the position in 1938.
Kiernan was a member of the Yorkville Chamber of Commerce, the Royal Arcanum, Tammany Hall, and the school associations of the churches of St. Ignatius Loyola and Our Lady of Good Counsel. He was married to Jennie Marsh. Their children were Eugene Clark, Eugenie Anne, Gertrude, and Florence.
Kiernan died in Misericordia Hospital from a four-day illness on September 14, 1940. He was buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
# John F. Killgrew

John F. Killgrew (September 11, 1894 – January 8, 1968) was an American politician from New York.

## Life

He was born on September 11, 1894, in Manhattan, New York City. He attended Public School No. 51 and DeWitt Clinton High School. During World War I he served in the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank of lieutenant. After the war he joined the merchant marine.
Killgrew was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 5th D.) in 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1938; and was Majority Leader in 1935. In 1938, he ran for re-nomination, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Owen McGivern.
During World War II Killgrew, with the rank of lieutenant commander, was the regional enrolling director for New York of the United States Maritime Service.
In 1946, he ran for Congress in the 30th District, but was defeated by Republican Jay Le Fevre.
He died on January 8, 1968, at his home in Greenwood Lake, Orange County, New York.

## Sources

* ↑ "KILLGREW, JOHN" at Social Security Info
* ↑ New York Red Book (1937; pg. 102)
* ↑ KILLGREW SELECTED FOR FLOOR LEADER in the New York Times on December 15, 1934 (subscription required)
* ↑ HAILS VICTORY FLEET FOR ITS PART IN WAR in the New York Times on July 18, 1943 (subscription required)
* ↑ JOHN F. KILLGREW, EX-ASSEMBLYMAN in the New York Times on January 9, 1968 (subscription required)
New York State Assembly :
| Preceded byFrank A. Carlin | New York State Assembly New York County, 5th District 1931–1938 | Succeeded byOwen McGivern |
| Political offices |||
| Preceded byRussell G. Dunmore | Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly 1935 | Succeeded byOswald D. Heck |
# Louis H. Folmer

Louis H. Folmer (April 15, 1904 – February 1983) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from 1951 to 1968.
# Floating markets of Vietnam

Floating markets of Vietnam, or chợ nổi in Vietnamese, are areas of commerce based within the country's many river systems. Vietnam's extensive network of floating markets is economically and culturally significant to the country.

## History

With two deltas from both the northern Red River and the southern Mekong River, floating markets were an important aspect of greater aquaculture-based society consisting of floating communities that inhabited the riversides of Vietnam. Archaeologists have found evidence that extensive trading networks likely existed in Vietnam's river deltas from as far back as 4,500 years ago. As far back as the 7th century, the southern riverways of the Mekong Delta were seen as prime migratory opportunities for those farther north. Many of the communities consisted of cultural groups now associated with modern-day ethnic groups, such as Kinh, Chams, and Khmer. The intersections of major riverways become major points of commerce and led to the proliferation of on-ground and floating markets. Although economic growth and emerging technology over the 19th century provided alternative commercial avenues, floating markets remained a central meeting place into the 21st century as road infrastructure gradually developed in the Delta regions. There have been increased efforts to preserve the traditional appearances of some floating markets as a form of both eco-tourism and cultural tourism.

## Vessels

Due to Vietnam's frequent interaction with cultures and technologies from afar, a variety of vessels could be seen in Vietnam's floating markets. In current times, both modern boats, as well as traditional boats, are found, with wooden plank-keel boats being one of the more commonly used.

## Notable Markets

Cái Bè floating market operates within the Tien River and between three provinces Tien Giang Province, Vinh Long Province, and Ben Tre Province. Ngã Bảy floating market (also known as Phụng Hiệp) is based in Hậu Giang Province and sits at the intersection of seven water ways,
Cái Răng floating market sits near the city center of Can Tho, it is a favorite among tour groups due to the colorful paint of the boats as well as its reputation as a 'must-visit food hub'.
Long Xuyên floating market is near Long Xuyen's city center and is known for its peek into the Mekong's rustic way of life, with floating houses dotting the riverside and products catered towards residents.
# John E. Kingston

John E. Kingston (December 11, 1925 – May 5, 1996) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

## Life

He was born on December 11, 1925, in Niagara Falls, New York. The family moved to Nassau County in 1929. He attended Mount Hermon School, and graduated A.B. from Williams College in 1948. He graduated from New York University School of Law in 1950, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Mineola.
Kingston was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1960 to 1974, after winning a special election in 1959. He sat in the 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th, 177th, 178th, 179th and 180th New York State Legislatures. He was Majority Leader from 1969 to 1974, and almost 50 years later remains the last Republican Majority Leader of the Assembly.
As chairman of the 1972 Republican Assembly Campaign Committee, Kingston was indicted on December 13, 1973, for violation of Section 457 of State Election Law, along with Perry Duryea, the Speaker of the Assembly. The committee had distributed letters that urged support for the Assembly candidate for the Liberal Party of New York where the Democrat had not been cross-endorsed by the Liberals, when they were actually generated by the Republican Party. The Committee argued that this was legal under the First Amendment of the United States. The indictment was ultimately dismissed on January 24, 1974, on grounds of "overbreadth" of Section 457 citing Dombrowski v. Pfister, Broadrick v. Oklahoma, Plummer v. City of Columbus, and Lovell v. City of Griffin. The lower court dismissal of the indictment was upheld on appeal.
He was a Judge of the Nassau County District Court through 1994, after first being elected in 1989, representing North Hempstead. In November 1994, he was elected to the New York Supreme Court, thereby having won elections in five different decades. He remained on the bench until retiring shortly before his death.
He died on May 5, 1996; and was buried at the Nassau Knolls Cemetery in Port Washington.
# Samuel Krulewitch

Samuel Krulewitch (1871–1937) was an American politician.
Affiliated with the Republican Party and jointly nominated by the Municipal Ownership League, Krulewitch was a member of the 129th New York State Legislature, representing a portion of Manhattan on the New York State Assembly, numbered as the 32nd district. Outside of politics, Krulewitch was involved in the real estate business. He died of heart disease on March 12, 1937, in Manhattan.
# Walter B. Langley

Walter Bernard Langley (April 7, 1921 – September 3, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

## Life

He was born on April 7, 1921, in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. There he attended St. Mary's Institute. He graduated B.B.A. from Niagara University in 1943. During World War II, he served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He graduated from New York University School of Law, was admitted to the bar, practiced law in Albany, and entered politics as a Republican. On May 23, 1964, he married Harriet Frances Shaughnessy,
Langley was a member of the New York State Senate from 1969 to 1974, sitting in the 178th, 179th and 180th New York State Legislatures.
He died on September 3, 1976, at his home in Albany, New York.
# Clarence D. Lane

Clarence D. Lane (March 17, 1921 – December 7, 1998) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from 1963 to 1986.
# John F. Furey

John F. Furey (April 8, 1906 – December 22, 1973) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

## Early life and education

John F. Furey was born on April 8, 1906. He attended Boys High School and Columbia College; and graduated from Fordham Law School in 1929.

## Career

Furey practiced law at 32 Court Street in Brooklyn, New York City.

### New York State Constitutional Convention

Furey was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1938. He was District Leader of the Sunset Park Democratic Organization from 1939 to 1958.

### New York State Assembly

On March 11, 1941, he was elected to the New York State Assembly (Kings County, 7th D.), to fill the vacancy which resulted from the resignation of William Kirnan. Furey was re-elected twice and remained in the State Assembly until 1946, sitting in the 163rd, 164th and 165th New York State Legislatures. On February 20, 1946, he married Mary E. Downing, and they had two children: Mary and John. In November 1946, Furey ran for the State Senate, but was defeated by Republican C. Corey Mills. In November 1948, Furey defeated Mills who ran for re-election.

### New York State Senate

Furey was a member of the New York State Senate from 1949 to 1956, sitting in the 167th, 168th, 169th and 170th New York State Legislatures. In November 1956, he ran for re-election, but was defeated by Republican William T. Conklin.

### New York City Magistrate

In April 1958, Furey was appointed by Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. as a New York City Magistrate. In 1962, the City Magistrates became Judges of the New York City Criminal Court. He was re-appointed in 1967 by Mayor John V. Lindsay.

### Inquiry

In 1968, Furey was subject of an inquiry, and his removal from the bench was demanded, because he had allegedly given his tacit approval of disruptive court tactics by Black Panther suspects. Nothing came of it, and Furey remained on the bench until his death in 1973.

## Death

He died on December 21, 1973.

## Sources

* ↑ "John Furey" at Social Security Info
* ↑ PROMOTION GIVEN TO JUSTICE PAIGE; Wagner...Fills 3 Other Bench Posts in the New York Times on April 24, 1958 (subscription required)
* ↑ INQUIRY PLANNED ON JUDGE FUREY in the New York Times on August 27, 1968 (subscription required)
* ↑ Deaths; Furey, John F. in the New York Times on December 23, 1973 (subscription required)
New York State Assembly :
| Preceded byWilliam Kirnan | New York State Assembly Kings County, 7th District 1941–1946 | Succeeded byLouis Kalish |
| New York State Senate |||
| Preceded byC. Corey Mills | New York State Senate 13th District 1949–1954 | Succeeded byThomas J. Cuite |
| Preceded byMario M. DeOptatis | New York State Senate 14th District 1955–1956 | Succeeded byWilliam T. Conklin |
# Edward F. Healey

Edward F. Healey (August 20, 1885 – January 4, 1945) was an American politician from New York.

## Life

Healey was born on August 20, 1885, in New York City, New York.
Healey attended public school and the DeWitt Clinton Evening High School. He worked in the surety insurance business. During World War I, he served as a private in the 1st Machine Gun Battalion and in the 66th Company, 5th Regiment, United States Marine Corps. He fought in the Champagne district and the Argonne Forrest, and was with the Army of Occupation on the German border. He was wounded while fighting in France. He was associated with the Fidelity and Casualty Company for the last ten years of his life.
In 1919, Healey was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the New York County 14th District. He served in the Assembly in 1920. He lost the 1920 election to the Assembly, when he ran as a member of the Yorkville Alliance, to Democrat Frederick L. Hackenburg.
Healey was an organizer of the Yorkville section of the Dominican Lyceum, a member of the American Legion, and a secretary of the Delaware Club, the Tammany Hall Democratic district organization.
Healey died at his home in Freeport on January 4, 1945. His widow was Josephine and his daughters were Kathryn and Mrs. Mary E. Behr.
# A. Frederick Meyerson

A. Frederick Meyerson (February 2, 1918 – June 29, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

## Life

He was born on February 2, 1918. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School. He graduated from St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and from St. John's University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1944, and was employed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Later he was law clerk to a Supreme Court Justice. He married Shirley, and they had two children.
Meyerson was a member of the New York State Senate from 1969 to 1976, sitting in the 178th, 179th, 180th and 181st New York State Legislatures. In the evening of July 17, 1969, he tried to assist two policemen and got stabbed in the back twice by members of a youth gang. He resigned his seat in March 1976, and was appointed to the New York City Criminal Court.
In November 1982, he was elected to the New York Supreme Court (2nd D.).
He died on June 29, 2009.
# Thomas Laverne

Thomas Laverne (March 7, 1917 – August 8, 1994) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

## Life

He was born on March 7, 1917, in Rochester, New York. He graduated from the New York State College for Teachers in 1939, and then taught school. In 1942, he married Mary Saunders and they had four daughters. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. He graduated from Cornell Law School in 1948, and practiced law in Rochester. He lived in Irondequoit.
Laverne was a member of the New York State Senate from 1961 to 1972, sitting in the 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th, 177th, 178th and 179th New York State Legislatures. In June 1972, after re-apportionment, he ran in the 53rd District for re-nomination, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Gordon J. DeHond. In September 1974, he defeated DeHond in the Republican primary for re-nomination. At the senate election in November, both Laverne and DeHond (running on the Conservative ticket) were defeated by Democrat John D. Perry.
Laverne died on August 8, 1994, in St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, New York, of cancer.

## Sources

* ↑ "LAVERNE, THOMAS" at Social Security Info
* ↑ New York Red Book (1970–1971; pg. 92)
* ↑ "Thomas Laverne, 88 (sic), Legislator Who Led Key Panels in Albany". The New York Times. August 11, 1994.
New York State Senate :
| Preceded byA. Gould Hatch | New York State Senate 52nd District 1961–1965 | Succeeded byTarky Lombardi, Jr. |
| Preceded byBertrand H. Hoak | New York State Senate 57th District 1966 | Succeeded byJames F. Hastings |
| Preceded byHugh Douglas Barclay | New York State Senate 50th District 1967–1972 | Succeeded byTarky Lombardi, Jr. |
# William Ellison Mills

William Ellison Mills (April 28, 1859 – September 18, 1930) was an American leather manufacturer and politician from New York.

## Life

Mills was born on April 28, 1859, in Gloversville, New York, the son of Darius Case Mills and Eloisa Andalusia Leonard.
After finishing public school at 16, Mills began conducting a retail meat market. In 1880, he joined his brothers Edward H., Leonard C., and Charles O. in paper manufacturing. In 1884, they sold the business and started manufacturing leather under the name Mills Brothers Company. The firm later began manufacturing shoe leather. In 1885, they erected a mill. Mills continued running the business even after the three brothers died. He was also vice president of the City National Bank and Trust Company.
Mills served on the Gloversville City Council. In 1905, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Fulton and Hamilton Counties. He served in the Assembly in 1906, 1907, and 1908. During World War I, he directed Liberty Loan drives. In 1926, he was appointed to the Board of the Hudson River Regulating District.
In 1881, Mills married Elwilda Boyle. She died in 1924. In 1928, he married Mrs. Clara Fox. He was a member of the First Methodist church, and was president of its board of trustees. He was president of the board of managers of the Nathan Littauer Hospital, president of the board of trustees for the Gloversville YMCA, a trustee of the Troy Conference Academy, and a director of the Gloversville Chamber of Commerce.
Mills was one of the speakers at the dedication of the Sacandaga Reservoir and the Conklingville Dam. He left the next day for San Francisco. He died there on September 18, 1930, the day before he was to embark on a tour of South Pacific islands. He was buried in the family plot in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
# Enzo Gaspari

Enzo Gaspari (February 26, 1915 – April 13, 1989) was an American politician and lawyer from New York.

## Life and political career

Enzo Gaspari was born on February 26, 1915, in The Bronx. He attended St. John's University as an undergraduate and for law school. After this, he was elected to the New York State Senate's 27th district, and served from 1951 to 1952 as a part of the 168th New York State Legislature. He then served in the New York State Assembly as the representative for Bronx County's 11th district from 1955 to 1956.
In 1958, he was appointed counsel to the New York State Lottery Control Commission. In 1963, he became an assistant legislative representative for New York City's legislative lobbying office in Albany, where he served for 20 years. After his political career, he joined the law firm Shaw & Gould in 1983.
He died in Albany, New York, on April 13, 1989, after suffering a stroke.
# Karat Razak

Karat Razack is an Indian politician and an MLA in Kerala legislative assembly. His native place is Koduvally (കൊടുവള്ളി) in Kozhikode district of Kerala. He was a prominent leader of Indian Union Muslim League IUML but contested the 2016 assembly election from Koduvally constituency as an independent supported by the LDF and got elected.
After he was denied a seat by IUML both in 2011 and 2016, he contested as a dissident. LDF announced support and Razak won by 573 votes.
On 25 October 2018, a case was filed by a member of the Koduvally Muslim Students Federation against Razak for allegedly assaulting students inside a college in Koduvally.
In January 2019 the Kerala High Court disqualified Razak as MLA for screening a defamatory video against his election opponent M. A. Razak. On appeal, a division bench stayed the order, with the condition that Karat Razak can participate in Assembly proceedings, but cannot vote or partake in any benefits.
# James Blunt: Return to Kosovo

James Blunt: Return to Kosovo is a 2007 documentary film recorded in September 2006, when musician and former British Army Captain James Blunt returned to Kosovo to perform a concert for serving NATO troops, and to visit places and people he had encountered whilst serving in Kosovo in 1999. The documentary was directed by Steven Cantor.

## Synopsis

The documentary interlaces the footage filmed in 2006 with personal videos taken by Blunt in 1999, as well as news footage from the Kosovo conflict. Blunt was reunited with the three interpreters with whom he had worked when his unit was first sent to Kosovo. Together, they had intended to seek out families with whom Blunt and others had interacted; instead, they found abandoned and destroyed homes where these families had once lived. The group also returned to a mass grave that Blunt's squadron had been instrumental in identifying; it was now a traditional cemetery, where most of the dead have been identified and gravestones with their likenesses have been erected. Blunt performed songs from his Back to Bedlam album, including "You're Beautiful". Also included was his performance of No Bravery, a song about the conflict that Blunt wrote during his tour of duty in Kosovo.

## Release and distribution

Return to Kosovo had its world premier at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas on 10 March 2007. In August 2007 the documentary was shown at the Dokufest film festival in Kosovo. At the end of 2008, the video was included with the release of the album All the Lost Souls - Deluxe Edition, increasing significantly its distribution worldwide. In March 2012, The Live Room powered by Warner Music, the Warner Music Group's official YouTube channel, uploaded the documentary in four parts entitled "James Blunt: Return to Kosovo [From The Vaults]", each episode subtitled as following:
* From Soldier to Singer
* Revisiting the Villages
* Life in the Villages Before and After
* The Inspiration behind "No Bravery"
# Lawrence J. Murray Jr.

Lawrence J. Murray (June 20, 1910 – March 15, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

## Life

He was born on June 20, 1910, the son of Lawrence J. Murray (born 1874) and Emma (Brennan) Murray and attended St. Peter's Parochial School in Haverstraw.
Murray Jr was a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly (Rockland Co.) in 1938 and 1939–40. In January 1940, he was charged with embezzling. For some time, he had stolen a total amount of $49,102 from the accounts of a mentally incompetent client which he subsequently lost betting on horses. On April 4, 1940, he was convicted of first-degree grand larceny, and the next day sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison. The conviction automatically removed him from his Assembly seat, and he was disbarred by the Appellate Division. He was released on parole by Governor Charles Poletti on December 29, 1942.
In March 1952, Murray was arrested for illegally taking bets.
Murray died on March 15, 2000.

## Sources

* ↑ New York Red Book (1940; pg. 119)
* ↑ MURRAY CONVICTED IN THEFT OF $49,102 in the New York Times on April 5, 1940 (subscription required)
* ↑ MURRAY IS SENTENCED TO 5 TO 10 YEAR TERM in the New York Times on April 6, 1940 (subscription required)
* ↑ Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York (1941; Vol. 261, pg. 915ff)
* ↑ POLETTI PAROLES MURRAY in the New York Times on December 30, 1942 (subscription required)
* ↑ BOOKIE RAID NETS EX-ASSEMBLYMAN in the New York Times on March 30, 1952 (subscription required)
* ↑ "Lawrence J. Murray" at Social Security Info
New York State Assembly :
| Preceded byLaurens M. Hamilton | New York State Assembly Rockland County 1938–1940 | Succeeded byRobert Doscher |