Daniel V. Sullivan (February 14, 1886January 8, 1966) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as the

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from 1955 to 1959.

Early life and education

Sullivan was born in New York City on February 14, 1886, and graduated from

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in 1910.

Career

After graduating from law school, Sullivan established his own private practice and in 1935, became secretary to

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Justice

John E. McGeehan John E. McGeehan (1880–1968) was a lawyer, district attorney, and judge in New York City from 1917 to 1950. McGeehan was born November 17, 1880, on the Lower East Side in Manhattan. He graduated from Fordham Law School in 1912, and was appoint ...

. Later that year he was named to fill a vacancy on the New York Municipal Court. Four years later, he was designated by the Appellate Division to sit on the New York State Supreme Court, and in 1955 he was appointed by Governor Averell Harriman as the

. In the November 1955 election, Sullivan won a four-year term as district attorney, and served the entire term. In addition to the assortment of usual crimes, as prosecutor Sullivan most notably fought against juvenile delinquency and a racket that relabeled used television tubes and sold them as new. After his retirement in 1960, Sullivan became a director for an insurance company and a legal consultant.

Death

Sullivan died in

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in Upstate New York. He is buried at

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in Valhalla, New York.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan Daniel V. 1886 births 1966 deaths Bronx County District Attorneys New York Supreme Court Justices Lawyers from New York City People from the Bronx 20th-century American judges Catholics from New York (state) 20th-century American lawyers New York Law School alumni Burials at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York)