Cosmo Anthony Cilano (March 22, 1893 – September 29, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on March 22, 1893, in

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, the son of Anthony Cilano and Louise (Privitera) Cilano. He had six siblings: Lena (born 1900), Frank, Josephine, Pauline, Peter, and Charles Anthony (born 2/6/1912). The family removed to

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in 1901. There he attended the public schools and graduated from East High School in 1912. He graduated from

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in 1915. In June 1918, he joined the

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as a hospital apprentice, and served until January 1919. Cilano was a member of the

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(Monroe Co., 3rd D.) in

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and

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. He was a member of the

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(45th D.) from 1929 to 1934, sitting in the 152nd, 153rd, 154th, 155th, 156th and

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s. In January 1931, he succeeded

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as chairman of the New York State Crime Commission. He was very active in the NYS Legislature, involved in the creation of many new bills, working closely with Governor F.D. Roosevelt. During the depression, to help job creation, he proposed what later became the NYS Thruway. He died unmarried on September 29, 1937, at the Ray Brook Sanitarium near

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, of

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.''Cosmo A. Cilano Expires; Served as State Senator''
in ''The Times Record'', of

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, on September 30, 1937

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