thomas, duffy, april, 1906, april, 1979, american, lawyer, politician, from, york, life, edithe, born, april, 1906, brooklyn, york, city, family, moved, astoria, queens, when, thomas, still, child, graduated, from, regis, high, school, 1926, 1938, married, hel. Thomas A Duffy April 6 1906 April 11 1979 was an American lawyer and politician from New York Life EditHe was born on April 6 1906 in Brooklyn New York City The family moved to Astoria Queens when Thomas was still a child He graduated from Regis High School in 1926 1 In 1938 he married Helen M Fisher born 1908 and they had three children 2 The couple lived in Jackson Heights Queens Duffy was a member of the New York State Assembly Queens Co 4th D from 1949 to 1956 sitting in the 167th 168th 169th and 170th New York State Legislatures On February 7 1956 he ran in a special election for the State Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Frank D O Connor but was defeated by Republican Bernard Tompkins In November 1956 Duffy defeated Tompkins who ran for re election Duffy was a member of the New York State Senate 8th D from 1957 to 1965 sitting in the 171st 172nd 173rd 174th and 175th New York State Legislatures He was a justice of the New York City Civil Court from 1967 to 1976 He died on April 11 1979 in Calvary Hospital in the Bronx 3 Sources Edit New York Red Book 1951 pg 200 NYC Hospital Charmed by Oldest Patient Ever at ABC news on April 30 2014 Thomas A Duffy Retired in 1976 As Judge of Civil Court in Queens in the New York Times on April 13 1979 subscription required New York State AssemblyPreceded byGeorge T Clark New York State Assembly Queens County 4th District1949 1956 Succeeded byFrank R McGlynn Jr New York State SenatePreceded byBernard Tompkins New York State Senate 8th District1957 1965 Succeeded byJohn D Caemmerer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas A Duffy amp oldid 1125762196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
