Walter J. Mahoney

Walter J. Mahoney (born March 10, 1908 in Buffalo , New York , † March 1, 1982 ) was an American lawyer, judge and politician ( Republican Party ).

Career

Walter J. Mahoney studied law at the University of Buffalo . He was admitted to the bar in 1934. He then worked as a reporter for the Buffalo Times . He attended the first session of the Association of New York State Young Republican Clubs on October 2, 1932 in the old Gerrons Building in Buffalo . The Association was formally established in 1934, and Mahoney was elected President in 1935, a position he did not step down from until 1936 after his election to the New York Senate . He worked there between 1937 and 1964. During this time he represented the 48th district from 1937 to 1944, then from 1945 to 1954 the 53rd district and finally from 1955 to 1964 the 55th district. Mahoney attended the Republican National Conventions as a delegate in 1956, 1960, and 1964 . After Arthur H. Wicks resigned , he served as Majority Leader in the New York Senate between 1954 and 1964 . In this function he held the post of acting vice governor in 1954 . In his re-election attempt in 1964, he suffered a defeat against John Doerr. The following year, Governor Rockefeller named him head of the New York State Thruway Authority . Then in 1967 he was elected Judge for the 8th District Court of the New York Supreme Court . In 1974, Governor Wilson appointed Mahoney Associate Justice to their appeals division in the 4th Department. Mahoney resigned from this post in 1977 and resumed his practice in Buffalo.

Honors

The Walter J. Mahoney State Office Building at 65 Court Street in his hometown of Buffalo was named after him.

Web links

• Walter J. Mahoney in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court - Fourth Judicial Department (1896–1996)
• The Political Graveyard