Anthony Bruno Gioffre (1907 – 1996) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born in 1907 in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York. He attended Port Chester High School. He graduated

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from

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in 1929, and LL.B. from

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. He was admitted to the bar in 1937. He practiced law in Port Chester. He married Louise M. Giorno, and they had four children. Gioffre entered politics as a Republican, and was Mayor of Port Chester from 1954 to 1956. He was a member of the

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(Westchester Co., 4th D.) from 1960 to 1965, sitting in the 172nd, 173rd, 174th and

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s. He was a member of the

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from 1966 to 1972, sitting in the 176th, 177th, 178th and

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s. He died in 1996."In memoriam"
in the ''Orange Peal'', the Syracuse University Magazine, of September 27 to 29, 1996 (pg. 10)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gioffre, Anthony B. 1907 births 1996 deaths People from Port Chester, New York Republican Party New York (state) state senators Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Syracuse University alumni Brooklyn Law School alumni 20th-century American legislators 20th-century New York (state) politicians