Salvatore T. DeMatteo (July 14, 1911 – August 8, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on July 14, 1911. He attended

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, St.John's College and St. John's Law School, and while studying worked as a telegraph messenger, as a newspaper

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, and wrote articles for an Italian-language paper. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in

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. DeMatteo was a member of the

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, elected in November 1937 on the American Labor ticket in the 16th assembly district of

. He was defeated for re-election in 1938, 1940 and 1941. In February 1960, he was elected as Executive Secretary of the

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. He was a justice of the Brooklyn Civil Court from 1969 to 1973, a justice of the

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from 1974 to 1981, and then an Official Referee (i.e. a senior judge on an additional seat) of the Supreme Court. He died on August 8, 2003; and was buried at the St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.''DEMATTEO, SALVATORE T.''
in the ''

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'' on August 10, 2003

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