Richard J. Tonry Explained

Richard J. Tonry
State Assembly:New York
District:9th
Term Start:1922–1929
Term End:1922–1929
Predecessor:James T. Carroll
Successor:Daniel McNamara
State2:New York
District2:8th
Term Start2:January 3, 1935
Term End2:January 3, 1937
Preceded2:Patrick J. Carley
Succeeded2:Donald O'Toole
Birth Name:Richard Joseph Tonry
Birth Date:30 September 1893
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Death Place:New York City, U.S.
Resting Place:United States Military Cemetery
Party:Democratic

Richard Joseph Tonry (September 30, 1893 – January 17, 1971) was an American politician from New York.

Life

Born in Brooklyn, he was educated in the public schools and at Randolph Military Academy (in Montclair, New Jersey) and at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. During World War I he served as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps (1917–1921) and in 1921 engaged in the real estate and the insurance brokerage business.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 9th D.) in 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929 and a member of the New York City Board of Aldermen from 1930 to 1934.

Tonry was elected as a Democrat to the 74th United States Congress, holding office from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1937. He was a delegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1938, 1940, 1942, and 1946. He was Journal Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1943 to 1946.

In 1947, he was appointed as a commissioner of appraisal for the Corporation Counsel of New York City. He was a real estate and insurance broker and in 1971 died in Brooklyn. He was buried in the United States Military Cemetery on Long Island.