George DeLuca explained

George B. DeLuca
Office1:Lieutenant Governor of New York
Term Start1:January 1, 1955
Term End1:December 31, 1958
Governor1:W. Averell Harriman
Predecessor1:Walter J. Mahoney (acting)
Successor1:Malcolm Wilson
Office2:Bronx County District Attorney
Term Start2:January 1, 1950
Predecessor2:Samuel J. Foley
Term End2:December 31, 1954[1]
Successor2:Daniel V. Sullivan
Birth Date:20 September 1889
Birth Place:West Bronx, New York, U.S.
Death Place:The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Profession:Lawyer, Banker
Children:3
Alma Mater:City University of New York, City College
Columbia Law School
Birth Name:George Benjamin DeLuca

George Benjamin DeLuca (September 20, 1889 – May 2, 1983) was an American lawyer, banker and politician. He was the lieutenant governor of New York from 1955 to 1958.

Life

He was the son of Mariano DeLuca and Catherine (Bonetti) DeLuca. His parents came to the United States in the 1880s from the Province of Belluno.

He was Bronx County District Attorney from 1950 to 1954. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1955 to 1958, elected on the Democratic ticket with Governor W. Averell Harriman in 1954, but defeated for re-election in 1958. He was a delegate to the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions.

He was a vice president of the Commercial Bank of America, elected in 1959.

He lived in Riverdale, in the Bronx.

He died at North Central Bronx Hospital.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. News: Sullivan Bronx Prosecutor. 15 May 2016. New York Times. January 1, 1955. 6.