Denton D. Lake

Denton Dennis Lake (September 15, 1887 – January 5, 1941) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was born on September 15, 1887, in Waterloo, Seneca County, New York,^[1] the son of Henry C. Lake and Caroline W. (Britcher) Lake (1865–1914). In 1907, he married Jennie B. Davis, and they had one daughter.

In 1918, he was commissioned as a first lieutenant of the United States Army Air Service and fought with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. In 1926, he was appointed as Postmaster of Gloversville.

Lake was a member of the New York State Assembly (Fulton and Hamilton Co.) in 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939–40; and was Chairman of the Committee on Aviation from 1938 to 1940. He was re-elected to the 163rd New York State Legislature but died three days before the Legislature met.

He died on January 5, 1941;^[2] and was buried at the Ferndale Cemetery in Johnstown.

Sources

1. New York Red Book (1939; pg. 112)
2. ASSEMBLYMAN LAKE OF GLOVERSVILLE DIES in the New York Times on January 6, 1941 (subscription required)

External links

Denton D. Lake at Find a Grave