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Thomas Cullen


Thomas P. Cullen (c. 1907 – January 24, 1968) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born about 1907 in Brooklyn, New York City. He attended St. Mary's school, Brooklyn Prep and Georgetown University. He graduated from New York Law School in 1941, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in New York City. He married Mathilda Dunn, and they had one son: Thomas Patrick Cullen. They lived in Sunnyside, Queens.

Cullen was appointed as an Assistant D.A. of Queens County in 1946, and entered politics as a Democrat. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1965 until his death in 1968, sitting in the 175th, 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures.

He died on January 24, 1968, of a heart attack.

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Thomas P. Cullen Wikipedia