Louis Niñé (December 18, 1922 – March 14, 1983) was an American politician from

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Life

Louis Niñé (the surname is pronounced neen-YAY) was born on December 18, 1922, in Mayagüez,

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. There he attended grammar school and high school. During

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he served in the

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. He graduated

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from

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in 1950. He worked for the New York City Social Services, and then for the

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, and entered politics as a

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. Later he engaged in the real estate and insurance business. He married Jutta Bock, and they had two children, Anna and Joseph. He was a member of the

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from 1971 until his death in 1983, sitting in the 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th and

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s. He was Chairman of the Democratic Assembly Conference from 1976 to 1980. In 1978, he ran on the Democratic and

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tickets in the special election to fill the vacancy in Congress caused by the resignation of

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. In the Democratic primary he defeated State Senator Robert García, but in the special election Niñé was defeated by Garcia who ran on the Republican and

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tickets. Niñé died on March 14, 1983, at his home in

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, of

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. Louis Niñé Boulevard (formerly Wilkins Av), in

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, was named in his honor in 1985."LOUIS NIÑÉ BOULEVARD"
at Forgotten New York

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nine, Louis 1922 births 1983 deaths American politicians of Puerto Rican descent Fordham University alumni Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New York (state) People from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly 20th-century American politicians Politicians from the Bronx United States Army personnel of World War II