J. Mayhew Wainwright
| Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright | |
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| United States Assistant Secretary of War | |
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In office March 14, 1921 – March 4, 1923 |
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| Appointed by | Warren G. Harding |
| Preceded by | William Reid Williams |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Filley Davis |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 25th district |
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In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1931 |
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| Preceded by | James W. Husted |
| Succeeded by | Charles D. Millard |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 24th district |
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In office January 1, 1909 – December 31, 1912 |
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| Preceded by | John C. R. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | John F. Healy |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the Westchester County, 4th district |
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In office January 1, 1907 – December 31, 1908 |
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| Preceded by | new district |
| Succeeded by | George W. Mead |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the Westchester County, 2nd district |
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In office January 1, 1902 – December 31, 1906 |
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| Preceded by | Alford W. Cooley |
| Succeeded by | Holland S. Duell |
| Personal details | |
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Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright December 10, 1864 Manhattan, New York City |
| Died | June 3, 1945 (aged 80) Rye, New York |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Wallace Buchanan |
| Parents | John Howard Wainwright Margaret Livingston Stuyvesant |
| Education |
Columbia College Columbia Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (December 10, 1864 – June 3, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was the United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1921 to 1923.
He was born on December 10, 1864 in Manhattan, New York City to John Howard Wainwright and Margaret Livingston Stuyvesant.
Wainwright graduated from Columbia College; from Columbia School of Political Science in 1884, and from Columbia Law School in 1886. He was admitted to the bar the same year and practiced in New York City and in Westchester County. He served in the Twelfth Infantry of the New York National Guard (1889–1903), and in the Spanish–American War as captain of the Twelfth Regiment of New York Volunteers.
He married Laura Wallace Buchanan on November 23, 1892 in New York.
Wainwright was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 (all five Westchester Co., 2nd D.), 1907 and 1908 (both Westchester Co., 4th D.).
He was a member of the New York State Senate (24th D.) from 1909 to 1912, sitting in the 132nd, 133rd, 134th and 135th New York State Legislatures.
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