Sigmund Robert Molinari (born Sigismondo Berengario Nicola Molinari; February 22, 1898 – May 31, 1957) was an American politician from

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. Molinari, who served one term in the

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, was "the first Italian immigrant to serve in the New York state Assembly."

Life

He was born in

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the town of

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to parents Gaetano Molinari and Mariantonia Perciavalle, and graduated from

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. Before entering politics, he was a real estate broker on Staten Island. He worked as an appraiser and property manager for the New York City Bureau of Real Estate from 1941 until his election. He was a member of the

(Richmond Co., 2nd D.) in 1943 and 1944, elected on the Republican ticket. In 1944, he ran for re-election on the Democratic ticket, Molinari but was defeated by Republican Edmund P. Radigan. In 1948, he lost a race for the Republican nomination for the

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. He ran unsuccessfully for the party's nomination for Staten Island borough president in 1953. S. Robert Molinari died May 31, 1957, at the age of 59. He was the father of

Guy Molinari Gaetano Victor Molinari (November 23, 1928July 25, 2018) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from New York city. He represented Staten Island in the United States House of Representatives for four terms (1981–1989) and then ...

(1928-2018), who served in the

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and as borough president of Staten Island; and grandfather of U.S. Representative

Susan Molinari Susan Molinari (born March 27, 1958) is an American politician, company executive, journalist, and lobbyist from New York. A member of the Republican Party, she sat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 to 1997, representing Staten Isl ...

(born 1958). He lived in

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References

External links

"S. Robert Molinari"
at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Molinari, S. Robert 1898 births 1957 deaths Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Italian emigrants to the United States Politicians from Staten Island People from New Dorp, Staten Island 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature People from Amantea