Thomas Gallo (politician) explained

Thomas Gallo
State Assembly:New Jersey
District:33rd
Term Start:January 8, 1974
Term End:January 10, 1984
Preceded:District created
Succeeded:Nicholas LaRocca
Robert Ranieri
State Assembly2:New Jersey
District2:12-C
Term Start2:January 15, 1973
Term End2:January 8, 1974
Preceded2:Silvio Failla
Succeeded2:District eliminated
Birth Date:December 5, 1914
Birth Place:Hoboken, New Jersey
Death Place:Neptune Township, New Jersey
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Seth Boyden School of Business
Spouse:Adelaide Witt
Children:4
Residence:Hoboken, New Jersey

Thomas A. Gallo (December 5, 1914 – December 9, 1994) was an American Democratic Party politician who served 11 years in the New Jersey General Assembly from Hoboken.

Biography

Gallo was born on December 5, 1914, in Hoboken. He graduated from Demarest High School (Now Hoboken High School) and the Seth Boyden School of Business (later merged into the University of Newark and now part of Rutgers University–Newark).[1] He served on the Hoboken Board of Adjustment and in 1951 was elected to the Hoboken City Commission and served for two years. After a change in the city's form of government, he returned to the city council in 1965 and was the council president until February 1973, shortly after being seated in the Assembly. While in the Assembly, he was the secretary to the Hoboken Board of Education, a position he held until 1979. He was married to the former Adelaide Witt and had a total of four children.

In September 1972, District 12-C Assemblyman Silvio Failla was murdered in a robbery, leaving one seat vacant. Gallo ran as a Democrat first in the December 18, 1972, special primary election; he was successful against four other Democrats. In the January 8, 1973, special election, he ran against Republican Nilo Juri and defeated him. The next year, Gallo ran in the new 33rd district alongside Christopher Jackman. The two men would be elected to the General Assembly for the next five terms from the same district until Gallo retired prior to the 1983 elections.

A life-long resident of Hoboken, he died at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune Township, New Jersey, on December 9, 1994, shortly after turning 80 years old. He was survived by his wife and children.

Notes and References

  1. Carlevale, Joseph William. Americans of Italian Descent in New Jersey, p. 290. North Jersey Press, 1950. Accessed August 5, 2019. "Gallo, Thomas A. - Businessman. Born, Hoboken, Dec. 5. 1914.... Graduated from Demarest High School and attended Seth Boyden School of Business Administration for two years."