Angelo Dominick Roncallo (May 28, 1927 – May 4, 2010) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served one term as a Republican member of the

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from

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from 1973 to 1975. He was a justice on the

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from 1977 to 1995.

Biography

Roncallo was born in

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. He served in the

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from 1944 until 1945. He graduated from

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in 1950 and received a law degree from

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in 1953.

Early career

He served as a town councilman for the town of

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, from 1965 until 1967 and as comptroller of

, from 1968 until 1972. He was a delegate to the

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Congress

He was elected to Congress in 1972 and served from January 3, 1973, until January 3, 1975. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election against Jerome A. Ambro, Jr.

New York Supreme Court

He served as a justice of the

from 1977 until 1995.

Retirement and death

He was a resident of

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, for many years. He died on May 4, 2010.

Sources

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