Joseph L. Galiber (October 26, 1924 – November 21, 1995) was an American politician from

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Life

He was born on October 26, 1924, the son of Joseph F. Galiber and Ethel (Bowser) Galiber (1901–1997). During

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he served in the

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as a

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, and took part in the

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. He played on the 1949–50 CCNY Beavers men's basketball team which won the

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and the

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. He married Emma (died 1995), and they had two daughters. They lived in

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. Galiber was a member of the

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from 1969 until his death in 1995, sitting in the 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th and

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s. In 1973, he sought the Democratic nomination for

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, but was defeated in the primary by

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. On January 8, 1974, Galiber was chosen as Third Deputy Mayor of New York City. Because of questions arising from the financing of Galiber's campaign for City Comptroller, Mayor

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postponed Galiber's appointment on January 10. On January 16, Beame withdrew the appointment of Galiber, and appointed Paul Gibson Jr. to the post instead. In 1979, Galiber sought the Democratic nomination for Borough President of the Bronx, but was defeated in the primary by the incumbent Stanley Simon. Galiber then ran in the general election on the

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ticket, but was defeated again by Simon. Galiber was an alternate delegate to the

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and

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s. He died on November 21, 1995, in

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.''Joseph L. Galiber Dies at 71''
in the ''

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'' on November 22, 1995

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Galiber, Joseph L. 1924 births 1995 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators CCNY Beavers men's basketball players American athlete-politicians American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York City Politicians from the Bronx United States Army personnel of World War II 20th-century American sportsmen 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature