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Mack-Wadsworth family of Buffalo, New York

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Norman Edward Mack (1858-1932) — also known as Norman E. Mack — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in West Williams, Ontario, July 24, 1858. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896, 1900, 1908, 1912 (speaker), 1924, 1928; member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1900, 1921-30; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1908-12; New York Democratic state chair, 1911-12. Died December 26, 1932 (age 74 years, 155 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.

Relatives: Married, December 22, 1891, to Harriet B. Taggart (1862?-?); father of Norma Mack (who married George Wadsworth II).

Harriet Taggart Mack — also known as Harriet Mack; Harriet B. Taggart — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Democrat. Presidential Elector for New York, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1939. Female. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Married, December 22, 1891, to Norman Edward Mack; mother of Norma Mack (who married George Wadsworth II (1893-1958)).
		Political family: Mack-Wadsworth family of Buffalo, New York.

George Wadsworth II (1893-1958) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 3, 1893. University professor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Nantes, 1917-19; Constantinople, 1919-20; Sofia, 1920; Alexandria, 1920-21; U.S. Consul in Cairo, 1922-24, 1928-31; U.S. Consul General in Bucharest, 1935; Jerusalem, 1936-40; Damascus, 1942-44; Beirut, 1942-44; U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Syria, 1942-44; Lebanon, 1942-44; U.S. Minister to Lebanon, 1944-47; Syria, 1944-47; Iraq, 1946-48; Yemen, 1953-57; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1948-52; Czechoslovakia, 1952-53; Saudi Arabia, 1953-58. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Delta Phi. Died, of cancer, March 5, 1958 (age 64 years, 336 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Henry Cowles Wadsworth and Mabel (Miller) Wadsworth; married, May 21, 1921, to Dorothy Maynard Lasell (died 1928); married, May 1, 1936, to Norma Mack (died 1946; daughter of Norman Edward Mack and Harriet Taggart Mack (1862?-?)).
		Political family: Mack-Wadsworth family of Buffalo, New York.
		See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
		Image source: U.S. passport application (1917)

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