biography
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| (1873–1958)
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| biography:
| Lawyer and anti-corruption investigator, born in New York City, New York, USA. Elected the youngest judge in New York (1902), he was named to the state supreme court (1907–13) and to the court of appeals (1914–16). Investigating magistrates' courts in New York City (1930–1), he exposed widespread corruption, forcing the resignation of Mayor James J Walker. Seabury's name became virtually synonymous with exposing municipal corruption, and although he returned to private practice in 1932 he played a major role in the reform administration of Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. |
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