Jay P. Rolison Jr. Explained

Jay P. Rolison Jr.
Office:Member of the New York Senate from the 38th District
Term Start:1967
Term End:1972
Predecessor:John D. Calandra
Successor:Donald R. Ackerson
Office1:Member of the New York Senate from the 39th District
Term Start1:1973
Term End1:1982
Predecessor1:Douglas Hudson
Successor1:Richard E. Schermerhorn
Office2:Member of the New York Senate from the 41st District
Term Start2:1983
Term End2:1990
Predecessor2:Joseph Bruno
Successor2:Stephen M. Saland
Birth Date:5 April 1929
Birth Place:Madison, Morris County, New Jersey
Death Place:Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
Party:Republican
Spouse:Barbara C. Hanley
Children:Robert Rolison, unknown
Alma Mater:Providence College, Fordham Law School

Jay Pardee Rolison Jr. (April 5, 1929 – August 29, 2007) was an American lawyer and politician from New York who served in the New York Senate from 1967 to 1990.

Life

He was born on April 5, 1929, in Madison, Morris County, New Jersey, the son of Jay Pardee Rolison (died 1987) and Margaret (Denman) Rolison (1900–1969).[1] He attended Seton Hall Preparatory School, and graduated B.A. from Providence College.[2] He graduated LL.B. from Fordham Law School in 1954, and then worked for two years in the Judge Advocate General's Office at Fort Gordon. Afterwards he practiced law in Poughkeepsie, New York and entered politics as a Republican. He married Barbara C. Hanley (born 1929), and they had two children.[3]

Rolison was a member of the New York State Senate from 1967 to 1990, sitting in the 177th, 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th and 188th New York State Legislatures. He became Assistant Majority Leader in 1985[4]

He died on August 29, 2007, at his home in the Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/v/e/g/Tammy--D-Vega/ODT5-0009.html Descendants of Aaron Roleson
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/114434015/ "Senator Jay P. Rolison Jr."
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=nGOIAAAAMAAJ&q=red+book+jay+p+rolison+born New York Red Book
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/10/nyregion/gop-senators-from-new-york-city-and-li-get-new-power.html G.O.P. SENATORS FROM NEW YORK CITY AND L.I. GET NEW POWER
  5. http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070904/NEWS01/709040316/1006/NEWS Former state Sen. Rolison remembered