Austin W. Erwin
{{Short description|American politician (1887–1965)}}
Austin William Erwin (April 26, 1887 – August 14, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on April 26, 1887, in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York. He attended Geneseo State Normal School and Columbia University.[https://books.google.com/books?id=FmoLAQAAIAAJ&q=red+book+austin+w+erwin+born+1887 New York Red Book] (1949, pg. 88)
He was District Attorney of Livingston County from 1924 to 1932; and was President of the New York State District Attorneys Association in 1932.[http://www.daasny.org/NYSDA_ASSOC._HISTORY.pdf The New York State District Attorneys Association; An Illustrated History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504224236/http://www.daasny.org/NYSDA_ASSOC._HISTORY.pdf |date=May 4, 2014 }} by Albert M. Rosenblatt (1998; pg. 7) [portrait on pg. 54]
On February 15, 1944, he was elected to the New York State Senate, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joe R. Hanley.[https://www.nytimes.com/1944/02/16/archives/republican-gets-hanley-seat.html Republican Gets Hanley Seat] in The New York Times on February 16, 1944 (subscription required) Erwin was re-elected several times and remained in the State Senate until 1962, sitting in the 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd and 173rd New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Committee on Finance from 1954 to 1962.
He died on August 14, 1965, at his summer residence on Conesus Lake.[https://www.nytimes.com/1965/08/15/archives/austin-w-erwin-exstate-senator-upstate-republican-dies-was.html AUSTIN W. ERWIN, EX-STATE SENATOR] in The New York Times on August 15, 1965 (subscription required)
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Category:People from Livingston County, New York
Category:Republican Party New York (state) state senators
Category:County district attorneys in New York (state)
Category:Columbia University alumni
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature