Mortimer Aloysius Cullen (January 15, 1891 – June 26, 1954) was an American politician from

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Life

He was born on January 15, 1891, in

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. He attended school and high school in St. Johnsville, New York. In 1913, he went to live in Albany. He worked for the

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. On February 26, 1916, he married Flora Argersinger, and they had several children. Cullen was a member of the

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(Albany Co., 2nd D.) from 1941 to 1944, sitting in the 163rd and

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s, and a member of the

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(35th D.) in 1945 and 1946. He was Fire Commissioner of Albany from May 1947 until his death in 1954. He died on June 26, 1954, in St. Peter's Hospital in

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."Mortimer A. Cullen"
in the ''

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'', June 27, 1954

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1891 births 1954 deaths Politicians from Albany, New York Democratic Party New York (state) state senators People from Montgomery County, Illinois People from Montgomery County, New York Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly 20th-century American legislators {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub