Walter J. Mahoney
Walter J. Mahoney (March 10, 1908 in Buffalo, New York – March 1, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life
He graduated from Canisius College in 1930, and from the University at Buffalo Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1934, and practiced law in Buffalo. While studying law, he was a reporter for the Buffalo Times.
He attended on October 2, 1932, in a vacant storefront in the old Gerron's Building in Buffalo, the first meeting of the Association of New York State Young Republican Clubs. The association was incorporated in 1934 and in 1935 Mahoney was elected president, a post he resigned after he was elected to the New York State Senate.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1937 to 1964, sitting in the 160th, 161st, 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd, 173rd and 174th New York State Legislatures; and was Temporary President of the State Senate from 1954 to 1964. He was also Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1954.
He was a delegate to the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Republican National Conventions.
In 1965 he was appointed by Gov. Nelson D. Rockefeller to the New York State Thruway Authority. In 1967, he was elected as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court (8th D.), and in 1974 he was designated to the Appellate Division (4th Dept.). He retired in 1977, and resumed his private practice in Buffalo.
The Walter J. Mahoney State Office Building on 65 Court Street, in his hometown Buffalo, was named after him.
Sources
- Walter J. Mahoney (1908-1982) at the Historical Society of the New York Courts
| New York State Senate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David E. Doyle |
New York State Senate 48th District 1937–1944 |
Succeeded by Earle S. Warner |
| Preceded by new district |
New York State Senate 53rd District 1945–1954 |
Succeeded by Austin W. Erwin |
| Preceded by John H. Cooke |
New York State Senate 55th District 1955–1964 |
Succeeded by John H. Doerr |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Arthur H. Wicks Acting |
Lieutenant Governor of New York Acting 1954 |
Succeeded by George DeLuca |
| Preceded by Arthur H. Wicks |
Temporary President of the State Senate 1954–1964 |
Succeeded by Joseph Zaretzki |
