Edward Paul Larkin (June 1, 1915 – August 30, 1986) was an American politician from

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Life

He was born on June 1, 1915, in

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. He attended Hempstaed High School and

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. 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

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he served in the

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as an

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. 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

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(Nassau Co., 1st D.) in

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. 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

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(2nd D.) in

1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...

and

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. He resigned his seat on September 16, 1955, to run for Presiding Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead. He was Presiding Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead from 1956 to 1961. On June 22, 1961, he was appointed by Gov.

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to the

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. He was re-appointed several times and remained in office until his death in 1986. After the death of his first wife, he married Eleanor Isacsen. He died on August 30, 1986, in Albany Medical Center in

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, of lung disease.''EDWARD LARKIN, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER''
in ''The New York Times'' on August 31, 1986

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Larkin, Edward P. 1915 births 1986 deaths Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly People from Hempstead, New York Republican Party New York (state) state senators Town supervisors in New York (state) 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature