John G. Wickser

John G. Wickser (ca. 1858 - July 1, 1928 Buffalo, Erie County, New York) was an American businessman and politician.

Life

He was a nephew of Philip Becker, Mayor of Buffalo. He was President of the Buffalo German Insurance Company and the Buffalo Commercial Insurance Company.

As a Republican, he was New York State Treasurer from 1903 to 1904, elected in 1902. As Treasurer, he was a member of the Board of Parole which in 1904 denied number racketeer Albert J. Adams's application for parole.

Sources

• The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Whitten to Wiczynski at politicalgraveyard.com Political Graveyard
• GdDhistory51 at www.archivaria.com History of Germans in Buffalo
• [1] His nomination at the Rep. state convention, in NYT on September 25, 1902
• [2] The Republican nominees, in NYT on September 25, 1902
• [3] His appointments for Treasury officers, in NYT on December 28, 1902
• [4] Parole denied, in NYT on April 6, 1904 (giving name as John T. Wicksor)
• [5] Calling on Nathan Lewis Miller, in NYT on December 12, 1920 (giving wrong middle initial "A.")
• 1928 Deaths Bklyn Standard Union JULY at www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com Death notice transcribed from the Brooklyn Standard Union on July 3, 1928, at Brooklyn Genealogy

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