Walter Lawrence McCaffrey (January 28, 1949 – July 10, 2013) was an American politician from

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. Born in

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to Irish parents, he graduated from the

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and attended

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. He served on the

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as a

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from 1986 to 2001. He served as a lobbyist and consultant in his business, ''The McCaffrey Group''. McCaffrey died at age 64, two months after sustaining injuries in a car crash in

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. On May 8, 2014, the corner of 61st Street and Woodside Avenue in Woodside,

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, was renamed "Walter McCaffery Place".

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1949 births 2013 deaths Politicians from Queens, New York Iona University alumni Businesspeople from Queens, New York New York (state) Democrats New York City Council members American people of Irish descent 20th-century American businesspeople {{NewYork-politician-stub