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{{short description|American politician}}
{{short description|American politician (1902–1951)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Martin W. Deyo
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| state_senate = New York
| district = 40th
| term_start = 1935
| term_end = 1936
| predecessor = [[Bert Lord]]
| successor = [[Roy M. Page]]
| alongside =
| state_assembly2 = New York
| district2 = [[Broome County, New York|Broome County]], 2nd
| term_start2 = 1933
| term_end2 = 1934
| predecessor2 = [[Forman E. Whitcomb]]
| successor2 = [[James E. Hill (New York)|James E. Hill]]
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| birth_name = Martin Weld Deyo
| birth_date = {{birth date|1902|12|12}}
| birth_place = [[Binghamton, New York]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1951|10|20|1902|12|12}}
| death_place =
| resting_place = Floral Park Cemetery<br />[[Johnson City, New York]], U.S.
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse =
| children =
| father = [[Israel T. Deyo]]
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Amherst College]]<br />[[Columbia Law School]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}
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'''Martin Weld Deyo''' (December 12, 1902 – October 20, 1951) was an American lawyer and politician from [[New York (state)|New York]].
'''Martin Weld Deyo''' (December 12, 1902 – October 20, 1951) was an American lawyer and politician from [[New York (state)|New York]].
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He was a delegate to the [[New York State Constitutional Convention]] of 1938.
He was a delegate to the [[New York State Constitutional Convention]] of 1938.


He was a Justice of the [[New York Supreme Court]] (6th D.) from 1940 until his death in 1951, and sat on the Appellate Division (3rd Dept.) from 1947 on.
He was a justice of the [[New York Supreme Court]] (6th D.) from 1940 until his death in 1951, and sat on the Appellate Division (3rd Dept.) from 1947 on.


He died on October 20, 1951;<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1951/12/29/archives/two-justices-named-to-appellate-posts.html ''TWO JUSTICES NAMED TO APPELLATE POSTS''] in the ''[[New York Times]]'' on December 29, 1951 (subscription required)</ref> and was buried at the Floral Park Cemetery in [[Johnson City, New York|Johnson City]].
He died on October 20, 1951;<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1951/12/29/archives/two-justices-named-to-appellate-posts.html ''TWO JUSTICES NAMED TO APPELLATE POSTS''] in the ''[[New York Times]]'' on December 29, 1951 (subscription required)</ref> and was buried at the Floral Park Cemetery in [[Johnson City, New York|Johnson City]].
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Find a Grave|58926439}}
* [http://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/luminaries-appellate/deyo-martin.html "Martin W. Deyo"] at the Historical Society of the New York Courts [with portrait]
* [http://www.nycourts.gov/history/legal-history-new-york/luminaries-appellate/deyo-martin.html "Martin W. Deyo"] at the Historical Society of the New York Courts [with portrait]


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Latest revision as of 23:01, 19 January 2024

Martin W. Deyo
Member of the New York Senate
from the 40th district
In office
1935–1936
Preceded byBert Lord
Succeeded byRoy M. Page
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Broome County, 2nd district
In office
1933–1934
Preceded byForman E. Whitcomb
Succeeded byJames E. Hill
Personal details
Born
Martin Weld Deyo

(1902-12-12)December 12, 1902
Binghamton, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 1951(1951-10-20) (aged 48)
Resting placeFloral Park Cemetery
Johnson City, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Parent
Alma materAmherst College
Columbia Law School
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Martin Weld Deyo (December 12, 1902 – October 20, 1951) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

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He was born on December 12, 1902, in Binghamton, Broome County, New York, the son of Assemblyman Israel T. Deyo (1854–1953)[1] and Edith Austin (Weld) Deyo (1863–1944). He attended Binghamton Central High School, and graduated from Amherst College in 1925.[2] In 1928, he married Amy G. Sleeper (1902–1975). He graduated from Columbia Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1931, and practiced in Binghamton.

Deyo was a member of the New York State Assembly (Broome Co., 2nd D.) in 1933 and 1934; and a member of the New York State Senate (40th D.) in 1935 and 1936. In 1935, he introduced a bill in the Legislature to sterilize mentally defective people.[3]

He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1938.

He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court (6th D.) from 1940 until his death in 1951, and sat on the Appellate Division (3rd Dept.) from 1947 on.

He died on October 20, 1951;[4] and was buried at the Floral Park Cemetery in Johnson City.

Sources

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  1. ^ DEYO, AMHERST '79, DIES in the New York Times on October 7, 1953 (subscription required)
  2. ^ Amherst College, Class of 1925
  3. ^ STERILIZATION BILL OFFERED AT ALBANY in the New York Times on February 20, 1935 (subscription required)
  4. ^ TWO JUSTICES NAMED TO APPELLATE POSTS in the New York Times on December 29, 1951 (subscription required)
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  • "Martin W. Deyo" at the Historical Society of the New York Courts [with portrait]
New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly
Broome County, 2nd District
1933–1934 		Succeeded by
New York State Senate
Preceded by New York State Senate
40th District
1935–1936 		Succeeded by
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