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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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1942-01-01 |
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| Name | Charles Poletti |
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New York, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 02, 1903
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| Died | August 07, 2002
(99 years)
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| Contributor | nystate63 |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Apr 03, 2024 06:45pm |
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Italian - Army - Baptist -
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| Info | Born in Barre, Washington County, Vt., July 2, 1903. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936 (alternate), 1940; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1938; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1939-42; Governor of New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Baptist. Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Urban League; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Beta Kappa. First American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of occupied Italy. The New York Power Authority's plant in Astoria, Queens, is named for him. Died August 8, 2002.
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