Joseph Michael Callahan (December 10, 1885 – January 16, 1973) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on December 10, 1885, in New York City, the son of William Callahan and Margaret Lehan Callahan. He graduated from the College of the City of New York, and from

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. He was admitted to the bar in 1907, and practiced law in New York City. In 1909, he married Elizabeth Alice Madden (1886–1938), and they had seven children. Callahan entered politics as a

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, and was a member of the

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(New York Co., 35th D.) in

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and

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. He was Minority Leader in 1916 and 1917. He was elected as Clerk of Bronx County in November 1917, and took office in January 1918. In November 1919, he was elected to the New York City Court. In January 1920, he resigned as County Clerk and took his seat on the bench. He resigned from the City Court in October 1926, and in November was elected to the

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. From 1937 to 1955, he sat on the Appellate Division (1st Dept.). In May 1955, he tendered his resignation, effective July 1. From 1958 to 1958, he headed a

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Commission to investigate the workmen compensation system; and in 1960 was chosen Chairman of the New York City Board of Ethics. He died on January 16, 1973, at his home in Southampton,

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;''Ex-Justice Joseph M. Callahan Of State Supreme Court Is Dead''
in the '' New York Times'' on January 17, 1973 (subscription required) and was buried at the

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. His daughter Eleanor was married to Congressman

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(1909–1981).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Callahan, Joseph M. 1885 births 1973 deaths Politicians from the Bronx Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly New York Supreme Court Justices New York University College of Arts & Science alumni New York Law School alumni Burials at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York) 20th-century American judges 20th-century American legislators New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department justices 20th-century New York (state) politicians