Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr.

Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr. (November 2, 1933 – September 4, 2016) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr.
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 122nd district
In office
January 3, 1973 – July 1995
Preceded byLloyd Stephen Riford Jr.
Succeeded byClifford W. Crouch
Personal details
Born(1933-11-02)November 2, 1933
Norwich, New York
DiedSeptember 4, 2016(2016-09-04) (aged 82)
Albany, New York
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity at Albany, SUNY
Cornell University

Biography

Rappleyea Jr. was born on November 2, 1933, in Norwich, Chenango County, New York. He attended Wagner College. He graduated A.B. from SUNY Albany in 1957, and J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1962.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1964, and practiced in Norwich. He also entered politics as a Republican, and was City Attorney of Norwich from 1970 to 1973.[2]

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (122nd D.) from 1973 to 1995, sitting in the 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th and 191st New York State Legislatures. He was Minority Leader from 1983 to June 1995, and resigned his seat in July 1995.

He was Chairman of the New York Power Authority from July 1995[3] to January 31, 2001.[4][5]

In January 2001, the administrative head-office of the Power Authority, in White Plains, Westchester County, was named in his honor as the "Clarence D. Rappleyea Building".[6] Rappleyea died on September 4, 2016 at the age of 82.[7]

References
  1. New York Red Book (1974; pg. 228)
  2. The Probate Counsel (1978; pg. 623)
  3. State Power Agency To Name Leader in The New York Times on July 25, 1995
  4. METRO BRIEFING; ALBANY: POWER CHIEF TO RESIGN compiled by Anthony Ramirez, in The New York Times on December 8, 2000
  5. METRO BRIEFING; ALBANY: POWER CHIEF NAMED compiled by Anthony Ramirez, in The New York Times on February 14, 2001
  6. Power Authority Headquarters Named In Honor Of Chairman Rappleyea Archived 2015-04-23 at the Wayback Machine at the New York Power Authority
  7. "Obituary for Clarence Rappleyea". Wilson Funeral Home. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Lloyd Stephen Riford, Jr.		 New York State Assembly
122nd District
1973–1995		 Succeeded by
Clifford Crouch
Preceded by
James L. Emery		 Minority Leader in the New York State Assembly
1983–1995		 Succeeded by
Thomas M. Reynolds


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