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  O'Brien, Leo W.
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NameLeo W. O'Brien
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Albany, New York , United States
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Born September 21, 1900
DiedMay 04, 1982 (81 years)
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Infoborn in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 21, 1900; graduated from the Niagara (N.Y.) University in 1922; engaged in the newspaper field 1922-1952 as a reporter and also as radio and television commentator; member of the Albany Port District Commission 1935-1952; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William T. Byrne; reelected to the Eighty-third and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from April 1, 1952, to January 3, 1967; was not a candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth Congress; chairman, Albany County Planning Board and Adirondack Study Commission; resided in Albany, N.Y., until his death there on May 4, 1982; interment at St. Agnes Cemetery, Albany, N.Y.



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  11/03/1964 NY District 29 Won 69.25% (+38.50%)
  11/06/1962 NY District 29 Won 60.14% (+20.28%)
  11/08/1960 NY District 30 Won 62.86% (+25.71%)
  11/04/1958 NY District 30 Won 64.67% (+29.34%)
  11/06/1956 NY District 30 Won 55.79% (+11.58%)
  11/02/1954 NY District 30 Won 61.20% (+22.39%)
  11/04/1952 NY District 30 Won 53.75% (+7.72%)
  04/01/1952 NY District 32 - Special Election Won 70.81% (+41.92%)
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