Anthony Cafiero Explained

Office:	Member of the New Jersey Senate from Cape May County
Termstart:	1948
Termend:	1954
Predecessor:	I. Grant Scott
Successor:	Charles Sandman
Anthony James Cafiero
Birth Date:	11 February 1900
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Party:	Republican
Death Place:	Middle Township, New Jersey
Children:	James S. Cafiero

Anthony James Cafiero^[1] (February 11, 1900 – September 28, 1982) was a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1949 to 1953.

Biography

Anthony James Cafiero was born on February 11, 1900, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a Philadelphia barber.^{[2] [3]} He moved to North Wildwood, New Jersey in 1921.^[4] He was the Cape May County prosecutor from 1944 to 1946, and was a county judge in Cape May County from 1946 to 1948. He was a member of the New Jersey Senate, representing Cape May County as a Republican, from 1948 to 1954. He served in the New Jersey Superior Court from 1954 until retiring in 1970. He died on September 28, 1982, in Middle Township, New Jersey.

Family

He married Hazel Koenig in 1926. Their son, James S. Cafiero, served in the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly.

References

1. News: 1982-10-02. Anthony J. Cafiero Dies at 82; Judge and Legislator in Jersey (Published 1982). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-02-18. 0362-4331.
2. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Lawyer Politicians in New Jersey, C. 2021-02-18. politicalgraveyard.com.
3. Web site: Anthony Cafiero in Social Security Death Index. 2021-02-18. Fold3. en.
4. Web site: Anthony J. Cafiero – CAFIERO LAW, P.A. Cape May County, NJ Attorneys. 2021-02-18. en-US.