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Thomas Henry Cullen (March 29, 1868 – March 1, 1944) was an American businessman and politician from
Born in
''State of New York at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915''
(Albany, 1916; pg. 27) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen, Thomas H 1868 births 1944 deaths Politicians from Brooklyn Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Democratic Party New York (state) state senators St. Francis College alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
New York
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who served thirteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives
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from 1919 to 1944.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn
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, Cullen attended the local parochial schools, and graduated from St. Francis College in 1880. He engaged in the marine insurance
Marine insurance covers the physical loss or damage of ships, cargo, terminals, and any transport by which the property is transferred, acquired, or held between the points of origin and the final destination. Cargo insurance a sub-branch of mari ...
and shipping business.
Early political career
Cullen was a member of theNew York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Ass ...
(Kings Co., 3rd D.) in 1896
Events
January
* January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end as Jameson surrenders to the Boers.
* January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
* January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports Wilhelm Röntgen's dis ...
, 1897
Events
January
* January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City.
* January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedit ...
and 1898
Events
January
* January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queen ...
.
He was a member of the New York State Senate
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(3rd D.) from 1899 to 1918, sitting in the 122nd through 141st New York State Legislature
The 141st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to April 13, 1918, during the fourth year of Charles S. Whitman's governorship, in Albany.
Background
Under th ...
s.
He was a delegate to the 1912
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, 1916
Events
Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that has been stored ...
, 1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen in Finland, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its ow ...
, 1924
Events
January
* January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after.
* January 20–January 30, 30 – Kuomintang in Ch ...
, 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 ...
and 1932 Democratic National Convention
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s; and a member of the New York State Commission for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915. Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely s ...
in 1915.
Congress
Cullen elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses and held office from March 4, 1919, until his death inWashington, D.C.
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, in 1944; interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn
Holy Cross Cemetery, located at 3620 Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, is a Catholic cemetery operated by the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Notable burials
* John J. Bennett Jr. – Soldier and lawyer
* Diamond Jim Brady – Am ...
.
During his tenure, Cullen was considered a leader of the "Tammany Hall
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" delegation from New York and served on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee
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.
See also
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include:
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)
*List ...
References
*''State of New York at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915''
(Albany, 1916; pg. 27) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen, Thomas H 1868 births 1944 deaths Politicians from Brooklyn Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Democratic Party New York (state) state senators St. Francis College alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives