Frank S. McCullough (September 4, 1905 – March 11, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on September 4, 1905. He attended Rye High School, Iona Preparatory School and University of Notre Dame. He practiced law in

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. In 1938, he married Lovedy McPherson (1905–1989), and they had three children. McCullough was Supervisor of the City of Rye from 1942 to 1944; a member of the

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(Westchester Co., 4th D.) from 1945 to 1950, sitting in the 165th, 166th and

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s; and a member of the

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(30th D.) from 1951 to 1959, sitting in the 168th, 169th, 170th, 171st and

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s. In 1959, he was appointed as County Judge of Westchester County, and in November 1959 was elected to succeed himself. In November 1960, he was elected to a 14-year term on the

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(9th D.), and remained on the bench from 1961 to 1974. He was the Administrative Judge of the Ninth Judicial District from 1972 to 1974. He died on March 11, 1998, in United Hospital in Port Chester, New York.''Frank McCullough, Politician and Judge, 92''
in the '' New York Times'' on March 18, 1998

References

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