Thomas P. Cullen
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Thomas P. Cullen (c. 1907 – January 24, 1968) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born about 1907 in Brooklyn, New York City. He attended St. Mary's school, Brooklyn Prep and Georgetown University. He graduated from New York Law School in 1941, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in New York City.[1] He married Mathilda Dunn, and they had one son: Thomas Patrick Cullen. They lived in Sunnyside, Queens.[2]
Cullen was appointed as an Assistant D.A. of Queens County in 1946, and entered politics as a Democrat. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1965 until his death in 1968, sitting in the 175th, 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures.
He died on January 24, 1968, of a heart attack.[3]
References
- ↑ New York Red Book (1967–1968; pg. 183)
- ↑ Rita A. Brennan Is Married At St. Thomas More Church in The Wave, of Rockaway Beach, Queens, on December 26, 1968
- ↑ THOMAS P. CULLEN, LEGISLATOR, DIES in the New York Times on January 25, 1968 (subscription required)
| New York Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | New York State Assembly Queens County, 2nd District 1965 |
Succeeded by district abolished |
| Preceded by
new district
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New York State Assembly 36th District 1966 |
Succeeded by Rudolph F. DiBlasi |
| Preceded by | New York State Assembly 34th District 1967–1968 |
Succeeded by Rosemary R. Gunning |
