Albert J. Brackley

Albert J. Brackley (January 11, 1874 – December 13, 1937) was an American politician from New York.

Life

Brackley was born on January 11, 1874, in New Britain, Connecticut.^[1]

Brackely attended public school in Meriden and the Boston High School. He worked as a grocery salesman for a few years, and later worked in the real estate and insurance business.^[1] He moved to the Rockaways, New York, in around 1900, later settling in Far Rockaway.^[2]

Brackley was appointed corporation inspector of Queens by Queens borough president Maurice E. Connolly. In 1917, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Queens County 5th District. He served in the Assembly in 1918^[1] and 1919.^[3] He later became inspector of cement for the Municipal Testing and Analyzing Bureau. He was a member of the Democratic County Committee and president of the Far Rockaway Regular Democratic Club.^[4]

Brackley was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society of St. Mary Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church. He was married to Louise,^[2] and his children were Albert Jr., Mrs. Cecilia Noonan, and Mrs. Rita Foster.^[4]

Brackley died at home from a heart attack while listening to a boxing match between Max Schmeling and Henry Thomas on the radio on December 13, 1937. He was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery in Lawrence.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Malcolm, James, ed. (1918). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 138 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b "Albert J. Brackley, Ex-Assemblyman". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 97, no. 347. Brooklyn, N.Y. 15 December 1937. p. 11 – via Brooklyn Public Library Historical Newspapers.
^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1919). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 139 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b "Albert J. Brackley" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 29180. New York, N.Y. 15 December 1937. p. 25.
^ "A. J. Brackley Dies Suddenly At His Home" (PDF). The Rockaway News. Vol. XXXVII, no. 100. Far Rockaway, N.Y. 14 December 1937. p. 1 – via Fultonhistory.com.