Charles Novello

American politician

Charles Novello (May 12, 1886 – November 4, 1935) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

## Life[edit]

Novello was born on May 12, 1886, in New York City, New York,[1] the son of Andrew Novello and Carmela Depiero. His parents were Italian immigrants.[2]

Novello attended New York Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1908.[1] He clerked in the office of James A. Foley after he graduated law school. He became a practicing lawyer in 1910.[3]

In 1911, Novello unsuccessfully ran for the New York State Assembly as a Republican in the New York County 28th District. He lost the election to Democrat Jacob Levy.[4] In 1912, he unsuccessfully again ran in the 28th District with support from the Republican Party and the Independence League, losing the election to Democrat Salvatore A. Cotillo.[5] He was elected to the 28th District in 1916 and served in the Assembly in 1917.[1]

Novello served on the New York City Board of Aldermen from 1920 to 1921 and was at one point the Republican candidate for County Clerk.[3] He was an alternate delegate to the 1920[6] and 1924 Republican National Conventions.[7] He was a presidential elector in the 1924 presidential election.[8]

Novello was vice-president of the Republican Club of the Eighteenth Assembly District, North, and was a member of the National Republican Club and the New York County Lawyers' Association. He had a daughter named Frances.[3]

Novello died at home from a long illness on November 4, 1935.[3] He was buried in Calvary Cemetery.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Malcolm, James, ed. (1917). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 184–185 - via Google Books.
2. ^ a b "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WKG-R3H : 3 June 2020), Charles Novello, 1935. Copy Citation
3. ^ a b c d "Charles Novello" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXXXV, no. 28409\. New York, N.Y. 5 November 1935. p. 25.
4. ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1912). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 710 - via Google Books.
5. ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1913). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 688 - via Google Books.
6. ^ Hart, George L. (1920). Official Report of the Proceedings of the Seventeenth Republican National Convention, Held in Chicago, Illinois, June 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, 1920. New York, N.Y.: The Tenny Press. p. 59 - via Google Books.
7. ^ "Index to Politicians: Novakovitch to Noyelles". The Political Graveyard. Archived from the original on 2001-07-19. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
8. ^ "State Electors Will Be Given Oath Monday". The Republican-Journal. Ogdensburg, N.Y. 10 January 1925. p. 10 - via NYS Historic Newspapers.

## External links[edit]

* The Political Graveyard

New York State Assembly

Preceded by

Salvatore A. Cotillo

|  New York State Assembly
New York County, 28th District
1917  |  Succeeded by

District Abolished