Thomas H. Cullen
| Thomas Henry Cullen | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 4th district |
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| In office June 6, 1919 – March 1, 1944 |
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| Preceded by | Harry H. Dale |
| Succeeded by | John J. Rooney |
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| Born | March 29, 1868 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | St. Francis College |
Thomas Henry Cullen (March 29, 1868 – March 1, 1944) was an American politician from New York.
Life
Born in Brooklyn, he attended the local parochial schools, and graduated from St. Francis College in 1880. He engaged in the marine insurance and shipping business.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 3rd D.) in 1896, 1897 and 1898.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (3rd D.) from 1899 to 1918, sitting in the 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th, 130th, 131st, 132nd, 133rd, 134th, 135th, 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 140th and 141st New York State Legislatures.
He was a delegate to the 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928 and 1932 Democratic National Conventions; and a member of the New York State Commission for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915.
Cullen elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses and held office from March 4, 1919 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1944; interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn.
References
- Thomas H. Cullen at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Thomas H. Cullen at Find a Grave
- State of New York at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915 (Albany, 1916; pg. 27)
| New York State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by | New York State Senate 3rd District 1899–1918 |
Succeeded by Peter J. McGarry |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 4th congressional district 1919–1944 |
Succeeded by John J. Rooney |
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- Brooklyn politicians
- Members of the New York State Assembly
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- St. Francis College alumni
- New York Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
