him from the party. His refusal to support W. Averell Harriman for Governor of New York in 1954 led to his ouster. He continued to work behind the scenes as an insurgent and supported some successful candidates; but did not return to the party leadership. He was a delegate to the National Democratic conventions in 1940, 1948 and 1960. Personal life During the war he met Margaret Farrell, whom he married in 1920. They had four children. His son, James A. Roe Jr., served as a justice of the New York Supreme Court. He was indicted for attempting to offer a $10 bribe to two police officers during a 1968 traffic stop, and was acquitted one day after he was killed in a plane crash. After leaving politics, he resumed his former business interests. Roe died in Hollywood, Florida on April 22, 1967 and was buried at Mount Saint Mary Cemetery in Flushing. References External links 1896 births 1967 deaths United States Army Air Forces soldiers United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army personnel of World War I Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 20th-century American politicians