John F. Carew

John Francis Carew ( born April 16, 1873 in Williamsburg, New York, † April 10, 1951 in Rockville Centre, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1913 and 1929 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Thomas F. Magner was his uncle.

Career

John Francis Carew was born about eight years after the end of the Civil War in Williamsburg. He attended public schools in the then still be standing city of Brooklyn and New York City. After that he went to the College of the City of New York (now New York University). He graduated in 1893 from Columbia College (now Columbia University) in 1896 and from Columbia University Law School. His admission to the bar he received in 1897 and then began to practice in New York City. He sat in the New York State Assembly in 1904. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. As a delegate, he participated in all the Democratic State Convention and Democratic National Conventions from 1912 to 1924 in part.

In the congressional elections of 1912 for the 63rd Congress Carew was in the 17th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Henry George Jr. on March 4, 1913. He was re-elected twice in a row. In 1918 he was a candidate in the 18th electoral district of New York for the 66th Congress. After a successful election, he entered on March 4, 1919, the successor of George B. Francis. He was re-elected five times in a row. On December 28, 1929, he joined because of an appointment as a judge of the New York Supreme Court from his congressional seat back.

In November 1930 he was elected for a 14 year-long tenure as a judge on the New York Supreme Court, however, he held the post only until 31 December 1943, when he reached the age limit. After that, he worked as an Official Referee. On April 10, 1951, he died in Rockville Centre and was then buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Queens County.