Thomas K. Fraser
Thomas Kevan Fraser (February 23, 1844 – March 16, 1904) was an American leather businessman and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]Fraser was born on February 23, 1844, in New York City, of Scotch-American parentage.[1] His parents were Thomas Fraser and Jane Kevan. The family moved to Hastings-on-Hudson in 1851.[2]
Fraser worked in the hide and leather business. He was first elected to the school board in 1885, and served as its president in 1892. He held various offices in Hastings-on-Hudson, including president of the village for seven consecutive years.[2] He was president of the Far and Near Tennis Club and the United States National Lawn Tennis Association as well as a member of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York.[3][4][5]
In 1891, Fraser was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Westchester County 1st District. He served in the Assembly in 1892[1] and 1893.[6]
Fraser died in Hastings-on-Hudson on March 16, 1904.[5] He was buried in New York City Marble Cemetery.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lloyd, Will L. (1892). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. p. 125.
- ^ a b Manual of Westchester County: Past and Present. White Plains, N. Y.: Henry T. Smith. 1898. pp. 139–140.
- ^ "Nominations in Westchester". The New York Times. October 13, 1891.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". 10 (3). June 1887.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b MacBean, William M. (1923). Register of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York. Third Series: 1857-1906. William M. MacBean. p. 22.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1893). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. p. 130.
External links
[edit]- 1844 births
- 1904 deaths
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature
- American people of Scottish descent
- Burials at New York City Marble Cemetery
- Businesspeople from New York (state)
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- People from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
- Presidents of the United States Tennis Association
- School board members in New York (state)