William Kingsland Macy

William Kingsland "King" Macy (November 21, 1889 – July 15, 1961) was an American politician from New York. Background He was born on November 21, 1889, in New York City. He graduated from Groton School (in Groton, Massachusetts) in 1908, and from Harvard University in 1912. Career He engaged in wholesaling and importing from 1912 to 1915, served with the United States Food Administration and War Trade Board from 1917 to 1919, was president of the Union Pacific Tea Co. from 1919 to 1922, was a member of a stock brokerage firm from 1922 to 1938, and was a banker and publisher. He was Chairman of the Suffolk County Republican Committee from 1926 to 1951; Chairman of the New York State Republican Committee from 1930 to 1934; a delegate to the 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944 and 1948 Republican National Conventions and a delegate to all Republican State Conventions from 1928 to 1946.