Salvatore T. DeMatteo
Salvatore T. DeMatteo (July 14, 1911 – August 8, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on July 14, 1911.[1] He attended Brooklyn Technical High School, St.John's College and St. John's Law School, and while studying worked as a telegraph messenger, as a newspaper copyboy, and wrote articles for an Italian-language paper. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Brooklyn.[2]
DeMatteo was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1938, elected in November 1937 on the American Labor ticket in the 16th assembly district of Brooklyn. He was defeated for re-election in 1938, 1940 and 1941.
In February 1960, he was elected as Executive Secretary of the Liberal Party in Brooklyn.[3]
He was a Justice of the Brooklyn Civil Court from 1969 to 1973, a Justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1974 to 1981, and then an Official Referee (i.e. a senior judge on an additional seat) of the Supreme Court.
He died on August 8, 2003; and was buried at the St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.[4]
Sources
- "Salvatore T. DeMatteo" at Social Security Info
- 13 New Faces From Lonfg Island Will Be Seen in 1938 Legislature in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on January 2, 1938
- LIBERAL PARTY ELECTS in the New York Times on February 20, 1960 (subscription required)
- DEMATTEO, SALVATORE T. in the New York Times on August 10, 2003
| New York State Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Carmine J. Marasco |
New York State Assembly Kings County, 16th District 1938 |
Succeeded by Carmine J. Marasco |