Victor L'Episcopo Anfuso (March 10, 1905 – December 28, 1966) was an American lawyer,

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veteran, and politician who served five terms as a Democratic member of the

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from

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from 1951 to 1953, then again from 1955 to 1963.

Biography

Born in

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, the son of Salvatore Anfuso and Mariannina L'Episcopo, he immigrated to the United States in 1914. He attended

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and graduated from

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in 1927. He married Frances Stallone on June 15, 1930.

Career

Anfuso served in the

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in the

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from 1943 until 1945. He was elected to Congress in 1950 and served from January 3, 1951, until January 3, 1953. He was city magistrate of

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from February 1954 until his resignation in July 1954, when he was elected to Congress again and served from January 3, 1955, until January 3, 1963. Elected to the

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in 1962, Anfuso served in that capacity until his death. Anfuso appeared in the first segment of '' To Tell the Truth'', March 5, 1957, as an imposter of President Dwight Eisenhower's personal barber, Steve Martini.

Death

Anfuso suffered a heart attack during a meeting at the Warwick Hotel, and died soon after in Manhattan, New York, on December 28, 1966 (age 61 years, 293 days). He is

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at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens,

References

External links

Victor L. Anfuso Papers
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Center for Migration Studies of New York
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