James Darcy (New York politician)
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James Darcy (November 12, 1834 – September 1, 1863) was an American politician from New York.
Life
Darcy was born on November 12, 1834, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Daniel Darcy and Eliza Devenport. His father Daniel was an Irish immigrant and prominent Buffalo political figure. His brother Charles was the Buffalo Chief of Police, and his other brother Daniel Jr. was Deputy Sheriff of Erie County.{{Cite news|date=12 August 1863|title=Daniel Darcy|volume=22|page=2|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|issue=163|location=Brooklyn, N.Y.|url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031151/1863-08-12/ed-1/seq-2/|via=NYS Historic Newspapers}}
In 1851, Darcy moved to Brooklyn, where he worked as a house-carpenter. In 1859, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Kings County 4th District. He served in the Assembly in 1860,{{Cite book|last=Murphy|first=William D.|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalsket00murp_1/page/180/mode/2up?q=Darcy|title=Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1860|publisher=Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas|year=1860|location=New York, N.Y.|pages=180–181, 304|via=Internet Archive}} 1861,{{Cite book|last=Murphy|first=William D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qc8NAQAAMAAJ|title=Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1861|year=1861|location=New York, N.Y.|pages=182–183, 292|via=Google Books}} 1862, and 1863.{{Cite book|last=Murphy|first=William D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GX9BAAAAYAAJ|title=Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1862 and '63|year=1863|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=259, 297–298, 427|via=Google Books}}
Darcy died at home on September 1, 1863.{{Cite news|date=2 September 1863|title=Death of the Honorable James Darcy|volume=22|page=2|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|issue=212|location=Brooklyn, N.Y.|url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031151/1863-09-02/ed-1/seq-2/|via=NYS Historic Newspapers}}
References
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External links
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#716.45.83 The Political Graveyard]
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| title = New York State Assembly
Kings County, 4th District
| years = 1860–1863
| before = Thomas A. Gardiner
| after = Andrew Walsh
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Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:People from Buffalo, New York
Category:Politicians from Brooklyn
Category:Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Category:19th-century members of the New York State Legislature