New York (State). Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Executive Office.

Dates:
Active 1948
Active 1995

Biographical notes:

A native of Schoharie County, Sharon J. Mauhs served as a district attorney of Schoharie County (1926-1933) and assistant state attorney general (1933-1937). Leaving the republican party, he became democratic chairman of Schoharie County in 1945 and was elected to the assembly for two terms (1948-1952). Mauhs was appointed commissioner of the New York State Conservation Department by Governor Averell Harriman, after a departmental controversy lead former commissioner Louis A. Wehle to resign. Mauhs served as commissioner from 1956-1958. While commissioner he served as chairman of the Water Power and Control Commission and the Whiteface Mountain Authority, and served on the Water Pollution Control Board and the Delaware River Basin Advisory Committee.

J. Winthrop Aldrich served as Special Assistant to the Commissioner during the terms of several DEC commissioners.

Langdon Marsh served as Executive Deputy Commissioner of the DEC.

From the description of Commissioners' and deputy commissioners' correspondence, subject files, and orders, 1948-1995. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 84096229

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Subjects:

  • Conservation of natural resources
  • Environmental health
  • Environmental protection
  • Fishery law and legislation
  • Hazardous waste site remediation
  • Hazardous waste sites
  • Recycling (Waste, etc.)
  • Refuse and refuse disposal
  • Wildlife conservation

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  • New York (State) (as recorded)