Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr.

Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr.
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 122nd district
In office January 3, 1973 – July 1995
Preceded by	Lloyd Stephen Riford Jr.
Succeeded by	Clifford W. Crouch
Personal details
Born	November 2, 1933 Norwich, New York
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University at Albany, SUNY (A.B.) Cornell Law School (J.D.)

Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr. (born November 2, 1933) is an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Biography

He was born on November 2, 1933, in Norwich, Chenango County, New York. He attended Wagner College. He graduated A.B. from SUNY Albany in 1957, and J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1962.^[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1964, and practiced in Norwich. He also entered politics as a Republican, and was City Attorney of Norwich from 1970 to 1973.^[2]

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (122nd D.) from 1973 to 1995, sitting in the 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th and 191st New York State Legislatures. He was Minority Leader from 1983 to June 1995, and resigned his seat in July 1995.

He was Chairman of the New York Power Authority from July 1995^[3] to January 31, 2001.^[4][5]

In January 2001, the administrative head-office of the Power Authority, in White Plains, Westchester County, was named in his honor as the "Clarence D. Rappleyea Building".^[6]

References

1. New York Red Book (1974; pg. 228)
2. The Probate Counsel (1978; pg. 623)
3. State Power Agency To Name Leader in the New York Times' on July 25, 1995
4. METRO BRIEFING; ALBANY: POWER CHIEF TO RESIGN compiled by Anthony Ramirez, in the New York Times' on December 8, 2000
5. METRO BRIEFING; ALBANY: POWER CHIEF NAMED compiled by Anthony Ramirez, in the New York Times' on February 14, 2001
6. Power Authority Headquarters Named In Honor Of Chairman Rappleyea at the New York Power Authority