He was admitted to the bar of Massachusetts before his graduating from Harvard Law School in 1911 and shortly afterward. moved to New York where he soon commenced the practice of law and entered political life. Before becoming a member of the New York State Assembly in 1920. he served as secretary to the Democratic members of the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1915a post that undoubtedly whetted his appetite for constitutional and legislative problems. As a member of the New York Assembly he served as vice chairman of the Legislative Committee on the Exploitation of Immigrants in 1922 and 1923. He was also a member of the Committee on the Revision of the Corporation Laws of New York. and was legislative secretary for the Child Welfare Commission. An active Democrat for many years.
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