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Edward P. Larkin
Edward Paul Larkin (June 1, 1915 – August 30, 1986) was an American politician from New York. Life He was born on June 1, 1915, in Brooklyn, New York City. He attended Hempstaed High School and Sewanhaka High School. He attended St. John's University for two years but did not graduate. Then he worked on construction sites. He was Executive Secretary to the Town of Hempstead Zoning Board from 1942 to 1952. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army as an army engineer. After the war, he entered politics as a Republican. He married Grace Marie Miller (died 1983), and they had six children. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Nassau Co., 1st D.) in 1953. He resigned his seat on July 7, 1953, to run for the State Senate seat vacated by the resignation of John D. Bennett. Larkin was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) in 1954 and 1955. He resigned his seat on September 16, 1955, to run for Presiding Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead. He was Presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and around two-thirds of the state's populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party and wealthy Rockefeller family, he previously served as the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973. He also served as assistant secretary of State for American Republic Affairs for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (1944–1945) as well as under secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1954. In 1980, HEW split into 2 cabinet level agencies: Health & Human Services (HHS) & Department of Education. A grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, he was a noted art collector and served as administrator of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City. Rockefeller was often considered to be liberal, progressive, or moderate. In an agr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
