Daniel Magone (January 12, 1827 – September 4, 1904) was an American lawyer who wasCollector of the Port of New York during the first administration ofUnited States PresidentGrover Cleveland.[1]
Magone was born inOswegatchie, New York into anIrish Catholic family.[2][3]
Magone became a member of theNew York Canal Commission during the governorship ofSamuel Tilden, in 1875. The next year he served as chairman of theDemocratic Party (United States) state committee. During Tilden's unsuccessful run for the presidency versusRutherford B. Hayes in 1876, he was a delegate at theDemocratic National Convention.
In January 1878, he was nominated by GovernorLucius Robinson to beSuperintendent of Public Works but was rejected by theNew York State Senate. He was again selected a delegate to the convention which nominated Cleveland in 1884. Cleveland appointed MagoneCollector of the Port of New York in 1886.[4]
Magone died at his Caroline Street home inOgdensburg, New York, in 1904. He had been in declining health for some time. He was survived by his wife and a daughter.[5]
an Irish Catholic lawyer from northern New York, Daniel Magone
Daniel Magone, Collector of the Port of New York in President Cleveland's first Administration, and one of the leading attorneys of the State...
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| Preceded by | Chairman of theNew York State Democratic Committee September 1875–1877 | Succeeded by William Purcell |
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| Preceded by | Collector of the Port of New York 1886–1889 | Succeeded by |