Volk, Lester D. (Lester David), 1884-1962

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<li> 11/07/1922 NY District 10 Lost 38.61% (-7.02%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1920 NY District 10 Won 50.03% (+22.75%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1920 NY District 10 Special Won 50.14% (+22.84%)</li>
<li> 11/05/1912 NY Assembly - Kings 06 Won 33.88% (+0.31%)</li>
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VOLK, Lester David, a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., September 17, 1884; attended the public and high schools; was graduated from Long Island Medical School in 1906 and from St. Lawrence University Law School in 1911; in 1906 engaged in the practice of medicine; editor of the Medical Economist; was admitted to the bar in 1913 and engaged in the practice of law; elected as a Progressive to the New York Assembly in 1912; declined to be a candidate for renomination; coroner's physician in 1914; during the First World War served as first lieutenant in the Medical Corps with the American Expeditionary Forces in 1918 and 1919; was largely instrumental in securing the soldiers' bonus granted by the State of New York; judge advocate of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the State of New York in 1922; delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1920, 1924, 1942, and 1946; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reuben L. Haskell; reelected to the Sixty-seventh Congress and served from November 2, 1920, to March 3, 1923; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress; member from New York City on the American Waterways Commission in 1924; assistant attorney general of New York State from March 1, 1943, to January 15, 1958; died in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 30, 1962; interment in Bayside Cemetery, Ozone Park, N.Y.

<p>Lester David Volk (September 17, 1884 – April 30, 1962) was an American physician, lawyer and politician from New York.</p>

<p>Born in Brooklyn, New York, Volk attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Long Island College Hospital in 1906, practiced medicine, and was editor of the Medical Economist. He also studied law, graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1911, was admitted to the bar in 1913, and practiced in Brooklyn.</p>

<p>Volk was a Progressive member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 6th D.) in 1913. He was a coroner's physician in 1914. During World War I, he served as a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps with the American Expeditionary Forces in 1918 and 1919. He was largely instrumental in securing the soldiers' bonus granted by the State of New York. He was Judge Advocate of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the State of New York in 1922.</p>