Walter R. Herrick
Walter Richmond Herrick (born May 11, 1877 in Albany, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Assemblyman Jonathan R. Herrick (1818–1890) and his second wife Charlotte Jackson (Brown) Herrick (1847–1918). He graduated from Princeton University in 1898, and from Albany Law School in 1900.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 27th D.) in 1911; and of the New York State Senate (17th D.) in 1913 and 1914.
On July 5, 1916, he married Mary Douglas Bosworth, and they had a daughter: Eileen J. Herrick (born 1919).
In 1919, he was appointed by Gov. Al Smith as Narcotic Drug Control Commissioner.
He was Manhattan Park Commissioner from 1927 to 1933.
Judge D-Cady Herrick (1846–1926) was his half-brother.
Sources
- Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 360)
- LEGISLATORS DODGE CHOICE FOR SENATOR in NYT on January 13, 1911
- The Princeton Alumni Weekly (issue of April 23, 1919; pg. 579)
- HERRICK RESIGNS; SHEEHY GETS POST in NYT on April 6, 1933 (subscription required)
- Miss E. J. Herrick To Head Juniors At Ice Review in the New York Sun on January 17, 1938
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| New York Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles A. Dana |
New York State Assembly New York County, 27th District 1911 |
Succeeded by Charles A. Dana |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by John G. Saxe |
New York State Senate 17th District 1913–1914 |
Succeeded by Ogden L. Mills |