Walter J. Mahoney

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

Career

Walter J. Mahoney studied law at the University of Buffalo. He was admitted as a solicitor 1934. Then he worked as a reporter for the Buffalo Times. He took on 2 October 1932 at the old Gerron Building in Buffalo at the first meeting of the Association of New York State Young Republican Clubs in part. The Association was officially founded in 1934, Mahoney was elected in 1935 as its president, a position from which he resigned only in 1936 after his election to the Senate from New York. There he worked 1937-1964. During this time he represented from 1937 to 1944 the 48th District, then from 1945 to 1954 the 53rd district and finally from 1955 to 1964 the 55th district. Mahoney took in the years 1956, 1960 and 1964 as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in part. Following the resignation of Arthur H. Wicks, he worked 1954-1964 as Majority Leader in the Senate from New York. In this role he had in 1954 held the position of Acting Vice Governor. During his re-election attempt in 1964, he suffered against John Doerr defeat. In the following year appointed him Governor Rockefeller to head the New York State Thruway Authority. Then he was elected judge for the 8th Judicial District in the New York Supreme Court in 1967. Governor Wilson appointed Mahoney 1974 associate judge (English Associate Justice) at the Appellate Division 4th Department. Mahoney came back from this post in 1977 and went to Buffalo back to his work as a lawyer after.

Honors

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