Frank Gallagher (Brooklyn)
Frank Gallagher (April 28, 1870 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York – June 10, 1932 Manhattan, New York City) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He attended the public schools and St. Peter's Academy. He graduated from St. John's College in 1888, and then became a journalist. In 1891, he became a political writer for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Gallagher was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 4th D.) in 1895.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (3rd D.) from 1896 to 1898, sitting in the 119th, 120th and 121st New York State Legislatures.
On January 2, 1913, he was appointed by Mayor William Jay Gaynor as President of the New York City Civil Service Commission.
He died on June 11, 1932, in the French Hospital in Manhattan, of a "heart attack".
Sources
- The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 147f, 404 and 511)
- Sketches of the members of the Legislature in The Evening Journal Almanac (1895; pg. 55)
- NEW CIVIL SERVICE HEAD in NYT on January 3, 1913
- FRANK GALLAGHER, EX-LEGISLATOR, DIES in NYT on June 11, 1932 (Subscription required)
| New York Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph J. Cahill |
New York State Assembly Kings County, 4th District 1895 |
Succeeded by George W. Wilson |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by William H. Reynolds |
New York State Senate 3rd District 1896–1898 |
Succeeded by Thomas H. Cullen |