Sylvester Arthur Dineen (August 11, 1898 – December 24, 1950) was an American politician and school teacher from New York City.

Life

Dineen was born on August 11, 1898, in

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, the son of foreman and Irish immigrant Patrick Dineen and Margaret McDonald. Dineen attended St. Michael's parochial school, Xavier High School,

Fordham College Fordham University is a private Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its original campus is located. Fordham is the oldest Catholic a ...

, and

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. He graduated from Fordham with a Bachelor of Arts in 1920. During

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, he was with the 69th Infantry Regiment in the

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and all five of his brothers also served in the war, two of them as chaplains. By 1920, he was a captain of the

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in the 87th Infantry Brigade, 165th New York Infantry Regiment. Dineen later worked as an English school teacher in New York City public schools. In 1924, he was elected to the

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as a

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, representing the

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3rd District. He served in the Assembly in

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1926 In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the ...

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...

1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be on J ...

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

, and

1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...

. Dineen died on December 24, 1950. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery.

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' {{DEFAULTSORT:Dineen, Sylvester A. 1898 births 1950 deaths American people of Irish descent Xavier High School (New York City) alumni Fordham University alumni New York Law School alumni United States Army personnel of World War I New York National Guard personnel Schoolteachers from New York (state) 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Politicians from Manhattan Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens)