Frank Giorgio (June 5, 1878 – August 15, 1944) was an

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lawyer, politician, and magistrate from New York.

Life

Giorgio was born on June 5, 1878, in

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. He immigrated to America with his parents when he was 3. He lived in

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and

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until 1908, when he settled in

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. He lived in Woodhaven for 17 years, and in 1935 he moved to

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. Giorgio attended St. Alphonsus school and

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. He graduated from St. John's College in 1899 and studied law at

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. He received a law degree in 1903 and was admitted to the bar shortly afterwards. For 3 years he had a law practice with

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. He later practiced law by himself in Manhattan and Woodhaven. In 1922, Giorgio was elected to the

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as a

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, representing the 2nd District. He served in the Senate in

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and

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. In the Senate, he passed legislation that authorized the construction of the

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, and created a Municipal Court district for the Rockaway area. In 1926, he was appointed a city magistrate for a ten-year term by Mayor

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. In 1936, he was reappointed for another ten-year term by

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. In 1906, Giorgio married Esther Marsh Hobley. Their children were Frank Jr., Herbert P., Douglas J., and Mrs. Ruth McDonald. He was a member of the

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, the

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, and the Queens County Bar Association. Giorgio died at home on August 15, 1944. He was buried in St. John Cemetery.

References

External links

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'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Giorgio, Frank 1878 births 1944 deaths American people of Italian descent Italian emigrants to the United States People from Woodhaven, Queens People from Hollis, Queens Lawyers from Queens, New York Politicians from Queens, New York La Salle Academy alumni St. John's University (New York City) alumni New York University School of Law alumni Democratic Party New York (state) state senators 20th-century American politicians Burials at St. John's Cemetery (Queens)