Joseph Vincent O'Leary (December 13, 1890 – December 29, 1964) was an American politician who served as

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Life

He was born on December 13, 1890, in New York City. In

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, he ran on the American Labor ticket for

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, but was defeated. He was New York State Commissioner of Standards and Purchase when Governor Herbert H. Lehman appointed O'Leary

after the death of Morris S. Tremaine to fill the vacancy. Tremaine died on October 12, 1941, and O'Leary was appointed on October 17 with the understanding that he was nominated to run on the Democratic and American Labor tickets at a special election for Comptroller in November, but on October 27 the

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ruled that no such special election is to be held and O'Leary continued in office until the end of 1942. He was defeated for re-election on both tickets in

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. He was a founding member of the

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, and was its Secretary in 1958. He died on December 29, 1964, at

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in Manhattan.

Sources

Political Graveyard
''CONTROLLER VOTE IN STATE BARRED BY APPEAL COURT''
in NYT on October 28, 1941 (subscription required)

in nYT on October 18, 1941 (subscription required) {{DEFAULTSORT:Oleary, Joseph V 1890 births 1964 deaths New York state comptrollers Politicians from New York City American Labor Party politicians Liberal Party of New York politicians 20th-century New York (state) politicians