Donald Lawrence O'Toole

Donald Lawrence O'Toole ( born August 1, 1902 in Brooklyn, New York, † September 12, 1964 in Ocala, Florida) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1937 and 1953 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Donald Lawrence O'Toole was born in the beginning of the 20th century in Brooklyn and grew up there. During this time he attended public schools and parochial schools. He graduated in 1916 at St. James Academy in Brooklyn and in 1925 at the Faculty of Law at Fordham University in New York City. O'Toole was a PhD student ( postgraduate student ) at Columbia University and New York University in New York City. His admission to the bar he received in 1927 and then began to practice in New York City. Between 1934 and 1936 he was a member of the Board of Aldermen. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1936 for the 75th Congress, he was in the eighth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Richard J. Tonry on 4 January 1937. He was re-elected three times in a row. In 1944 he stood as a candidate in the 13th electoral district of New York for the 79th Congress. After a successful election, he entered on January 4, 1945, the successor of Louis Capozzoli. He was re-elected three times in a row. In his candidacy for the 83rd Congress in 1952, he suffered a defeat and retired after January 3, 1953 the Congress of.

After his time Congress he resumed his activities as a lawyer. Between 1955 and 1957 he was executive director of the New York State Department of Commerce and Industry and from 1 August 1958 to April 29, 1959 Commissioner there. During this time he lived in Brooklyn. He died on September 12, 1964 in Ocala and was then buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.