Roy M. Page

Roy Miller Page (September 7, 1890 – October 8, 1958) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on September 7, 1890, in Fosterdale, Sullivan County, New York. He practiced law in Binghamton. He married Mary (1892–1955).

Page was a member of the New York State Senate (40th D.) from 1937 to 1942, sitting in the 160th, 161st, 162nd and 163rd New York State Legislatures. Then he was Surrogate of Broome County.

On April 19, 1944, he was indicted for grand larceny and was accused of retaining part of the salaries of persons he appointed to offices while being a state senator.[1] He was tried before Supreme Court Justice Ely W. Personius in Kingston,[2] and on July 18, 1944, was acquitted by the jury on all counts.[3]

He died on October 8, 1958, in Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, New York; and was buried at the Vestal Hills Memorial Park in Vestal.

Sources
  1. EX-SENATOR PAGE INDICTED IN FRAUD; Surrogate Is Accused of Putting 6 Persons in Albany Jobs, Keeping $12,869 in Pay in the New York Times on April 20, 1944 (subscription required)
  2. Page Trial Is Delayed As Prosecutor, Defense, Justice Hold Parleys in the Binghamton Press, of Binghamton, on July 10, 1944
  3. JURY ACQUITS PAGE OF TAKING "KICKBACKS" in the New York Times on July 19, 1944 (subscription required)
New York State Senate
Preceded by
Martin W. Deyo		 New York State Senate
40th District
1937–1942		 Succeeded by
Floyd E. Anderson
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