Eugenio A. Alvarez (July 21, 1918 – February 12, 1976) was an American lawyer and

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from

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He was born on July 21, 1918, in Bayamón,

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. The family moved to

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. There he attended Public School No. 19 and

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. He graduated from

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and

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. He married Ines Leon, and they had two children. They lived in

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. Alvarez entered politics as a Democrat. He was Deputy Director of Licensing of the

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; a member of the

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in 1973 and 1974; and Deputy New York City Commissioner of Housing Supervision from 1974 until his death in 1976. He died on February 12, 1976, in

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.''Eugenio Alvarez, 57, Dies; Official of Housing Agency''
in ''

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'' on February 14, 1976 (subscription required)

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1918 births 1976 deaths Politicians from the Bronx People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico American politicians of Puerto Rican descent Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New York (state) Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Curtis High School alumni Wagner College alumni New York Law School alumni 20th-century American politicians {{NewYork-NYAssembly-stub

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