George DeLuca

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George Benjamin DeLuca (born September 20, 1889 in New York City , † May 2, 1983 ibid) was an American lawyer , banker and politician ( Democratic Party ).

Career

George DeLuca was from 1950 to 1954 as a district attorney ( District Attorney ) of the Bronx County operates. In the gubernatorial elections of 1954 , he was the running mate of Averell Harriman and was elected lieutenant governor of New York. He held this post between 1955 and 1958. When he tried for re-election in 1958, he was beaten by Republican Malcolm Wilson . DeLuca participated in the Democratic National Conventions in 1956 and 1960 . He was also elected Vice President of Commercial Bank of America in 1959.

He died in 1983 in North Central Bronx Hospital .

family

George Benjamin DeLuca was the son of Mariano DeLuca and Catherine (Bonetti) DeLuca. His parents came in the 1880s from the province of Belluno ( Italy ) in the United States .

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