He was the son of Timothy E. Cohalan and Ellen (O'Leary) Cohalan. The family removed to Middletown in the Summer of 1873; and to the Bronx in September 1889. He graduated from Wallkill Academy in 1889, and from Manhattan College in 1893. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1895, and practiced in New York City. In 1898, he married Margaret Kiernan (1876–1964), and they had several children.
john, cohalan, march, 1873, brooklyn, kings, county, york, 1950, american, lawyer, politician, from, york, life, edithe, timothy, cohalan, ellen, leary, cohalan, family, removed, middletown, summer, 1873, bronx, september, 1889, graduated, from, wallkill, acad. John P Cohalan March 17 1873 Brooklyn Kings County New York 1950 was an American lawyer and politician from New York Life editHe was the son of Timothy E Cohalan and Ellen O Leary Cohalan The family removed to Middletown in the Summer of 1873 and to the Bronx in September 1889 He graduated from Wallkill Academy in 1889 and from Manhattan College in 1893 Then he studied law was admitted to the bar in 1895 and practiced in New York City In 1898 he married Margaret Kiernan 1876 1964 and they had several children Cohalan was a member of the New York State Assembly New York Co 35th D in 1906 a member of the New York State Senate 22nd D in 1907 and 1908 and Surrogate of New York County from 1909 to 1922 He died in 1950 and was buried at the Old St Raymond s Cemetery in the Bronx New York Supreme Court Justice Daniel F Cohalan 1867 1946 was his brother Sources editOfficial New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch Hurd Publishing Co New York and Buffalo 1911 Vol IV pg 352 and 366 TAMMANY NAMES LEHMAN COHALAN in NYT on October 8 1908 FEW FEET OF LAND COST CITY THOUSANDS in NYT on December 5 1908 DIX NAMES COHALAN FOR SUPREME COURT in NYT on May 19 1911 COHALAN TURNDOWN DENOUNCED BY BAR in NYT on October 12 1922External links editJohn P Cohalan at Find a GraveNew York State AssemblyPreceded byPeter J Everett New York State Assembly New York Country 35th District1906 Succeeded byJohn V SheridanNew York State SenatePreceded byFrancis M Carpenter New York State Senate 19th District1907 1908 Succeeded byGeorge M S Schulz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John P Cohalan amp oldid 1161076697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
