Caleb H. Baumes | |
|---|---|
.png) | |
| Member of theNew York State Senate from the27th district | |
| In office 1919–1930 | |
| Preceded by | Charles W. Walton |
| Succeeded by | Thomas C. Desmond |
| Member of theNew York State Assembly from the 1st district | |
| In office 1909–1913 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Seacord |
| Succeeded by | James B. Montgomery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1863-03-31)March 31, 1863 Bethlehem, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 1937(1937-09-25) (aged 74) New York, U.S. |
Caleb Howard Baumes (March 31, 1863Bethlehem,Albany County, New York – September 25, 1937 nearHudson, New York) was an American lawyer and politician fromNew York.
He was born on March 31, 1863, inBethlehem, New York.
He married in 1883 and had two sons.
He was a member of theNew York State Assembly (Orange Co., 1st D.) in1909,1910,1911,1912 and1913.
He was a member of theNew York State Senate (27th D.) from 1919 to 1930, sitting in the142nd,143rd,144th,145th,146th,147th,148th,149th,150th,151st,152nd and153rd New York State Legislatures. He championed a 1926 law mandating life imprisonment for four-time felony offenders, theBaumes law.[1]
At theNew York state election, 1930, he ran on theRepublican ticket forLieutenant Governor of New York withAlbert Ottinger but they were defeated by DemocratsFranklin D. Roosevelt andHerbert H. Lehman. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.
He died while riding on a train on September 25, 1937, nearHudson, New York when returning from anOdd Fellows convention inMilwaukee.[1]
Former State Senator Caleb H. Baumes, father of the 'Baumes laws' enacted in 1926, making a life term mandatory for fourth-time criminal offenders, died of a heart attack today on board a New York Central train near Hudson. He was 74 years old. The former Senator was on his way home from the national convention of Odd Fellows at Milwaukee.
| New York State Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | New York State Assembly Orange County, 1st District 1909–1913 | Succeeded by |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by | New York State Senate 27th District 1919–1930 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Republican Party Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York 1930 | Succeeded by |