W. Kingsland Macy

William Kingsland "King" Macy ( born November 21, 1889 in New York City; † July 15, 1961 in Islip, Suffolk County, New York) was an American businessman, banker and politician ( Republican).

Career

William Kingsland Macy graduated in 1908 at the Groton School ( Massachusetts) in 1912 at Harvard University. He then went to 1912-1915 an activity in wholesale and import. Later he worked 1917-1919 in the United States Food Administration and War Trade Board. Then he held 1919-1922 the post of president of the Union Pacific Tea Co. He was a 1922-1938 member of a brokerage firm. He also worked as a banker and publisher.

Macy also pursued a political career. He was 1926-1951 Chairman on the Suffolk County Republican Committee and 1930-1934 on the New York State Republican Committee. Macy was a delegate in 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944 and 1948 to the Republican National Conventions in part and 1928-1946 at the Republican State Convention. During this time he was actively involved in the 1929 review of the New York State Banking Department. Then he promoted in 1931 and 1932, the Seabury Inquiry of New York City. Later he held 1941-1953 the position of Regents in New York. Macy was in 1946 a member of the Senate from New York. In the same year he was elected to the 80th U.S. Congress and re-elected later in the following. Macy worked in the U.S. House of Representatives from 3 January 1947 to 3 January 1951. After that, he had presided over the Committee of the Suffolk Consolidated Press Co., Inc., and the Suffolk Broadcasting Corp..

Macy died in 1961 in Islip ( New York) and was buried there in the Oakwood Cemetery.