Name Thomas Cullen | Political party Democratic Party Succeeded by John J. Rooney | |
Born March 29, 1868Brooklyn, New York ( 1868-03-29 ) Died March 1, 1944(1944-03-01) (aged 75)Washington, D.C. Resting place Holy Cross Cemetery40°38′49″N 73°56′18″W / 40.64690°N 73.93830°W / 40.64690; -73.93830 (Holy Cross Cemetery) | ||
Thomas Henry Cullen (March 29, 1868 – March 1, 1944) was an American politician from New York.
Life
Born in Brooklyn, he attended the local parochial schools, and graduated from St. Francis College in 1880. He engaged in the marine insurance and shipping business.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 3rd D.) in 1896, 1897 and 1898.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (3rd D.) from 1899 to 1918, sitting in the 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th, 130th, 131st, 132nd, 133rd, 134th, 135th, 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 140th and 141st New York State Legislatures.
He was a delegate to the 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928 and 1932 Democratic National Conventions; and a member of the New York State Commission for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915.
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 in Washington, D.C. in 1944; interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn.