Steven Derounian

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Steven Derounian

Steven Boghos Derounian (born April 6, 1918 in Sofia , Bulgaria , †  April 17, 2007 in Austin , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1953 and 1965 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Steven Derounian was the son of Armenian parents. At the age of three he came to Mineola , New York with his family . He attended the public schools in his new home. In 1938 he graduated from New York University . After a subsequent law degree at Fordham Law School and his admission as a lawyer in 1942, he began to work in this profession. In July of that year he joined the United States Army . There he first graduated from an officers' school. Between October 1944 and May 1946 he was active in the military. He saw the end of the Second World War . When he left military service, he had made it to the position of captain. For his military achievements he was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star . After the war he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1948 and 1952 he was a member of the North Hempstead Borough Council.

In the 1952 congressional elections , Derounian was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of New York , where he succeeded Leonard W. Hall on January 3, 1953 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1965 . This period was marked by the events of the civil rights movement and the Cold War . The Vietnam War began towards the end of his Congress period . Derounian was considered a very conservative MP and a supporter of Barry Goldwater . Since 1963 he represented the third district of his state in Congress. In 1964 he was thinly defeated by the Democrat Lester L. Wolff .

Steven Derounian was a judge on the Supreme Court of New York between 1969 and 1981 . He later moved to Austin, Texas, where he spent his old age. He died there on April 17th, 2007.

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predecessor Office successor
Leonard W. Hall United States House Representative for New York (2nd constituency)
January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1963 		James R. Grover
Frank J. Becker United States House Representative for New York (3rd constituency)
January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1965 		Lester L. Wolff
personal data
SURNAME Derounian, Steven
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Derounian, Steven Boghos (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Sofia , Bulgaria
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 2007
Place of death Austin , Texas