New York Superintendent of State Prisons
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The Superintendent of State Prisons was an officer of the New York State government, who was in charge of the administration of the state prisons. The office was created by a constitutional amendment ratified in 1876, to succeed the three statewide elective New York State Prison Inspectors. The Superintendent was appointed to a five-year term by the Governor of New York, and confirmed by the New York Senate.
Office holders
[edit | edit source]- Louis D. Pilsbury 1877 to 1882.[1]
- Isaac Volney Baker, Jr. (1843-1912) 1882 to 1887.
- Austin Lathrop.[2] 1887 to 1898[3]
- Cornelius V. Collins 1898 to 1911 [4]
- Joseph F. Scott (1860-1918) 1911 to 1913.[5][6]
- John B. Riley 1913 to 1916.[7][8]
- Frank Edward Wade (1864-1929) 1916 to ?.[7]
- Charles F. Rattagan 1920.[9]
Notes
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