George DeLuca

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

George B. DeLuca
Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office
January 1, 1955 – December 31, 1958
GovernorW. Averell Harriman
Preceded byWalter J. Mahoney
as Acting Lieutenant Governor
Succeeded byMalcolm Wilson
Bronx District Attorney
In office
January 1, 1950 – December 31, 1954[1]
Preceded bySamuel J. Foley
Succeeded byDaniel V. Sullivan
Personal details
Born(1889-09-20)September 20, 1889
West Bronx, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 1983(1983-05-02) (aged 93)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Mary M. Reilly
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(m. 1916; died 1967)​
Children3
Alma materCity University of New York, City College
Columbia Law School
ProfessionLawyer, Banker

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.

References
  1. "Sullivan Bronx Prosecutor". New York Times. January 1, 1955. p. 6. Retrieved May 15, 2016.

Sources
Political offices
Preceded by
Walter J. Mahoney
Acting Lieutenant Governor		 Lieutenant Governor of New York
1955–1958		 Succeeded by
Malcolm Wilson
Legal offices
Preceded by
Samuel J. Foley		 Bronx County District Attorney
1950–1954		 Succeeded by
Daniel V. Sullivan
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