James A. Lundy | |
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| 11thBorough President ofQueens | |
| In office January 1, 1952 – December 31, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph F. Mafera |
| Succeeded by | James J. Crisona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1906 |
| Died | (1973-05-22)May 22, 1973 |
| Political party | Republican |
James A. Lundy (died May 22, 1973) was aRepublican politician fromQueens,New York City known for serving as QueensBorough President and chairman of the State Public Service Commission. He is to date the last Republican to serve as Queens Borough President.
Before running for office, Lundy founded and ran anaptha processing company. His first public office was Borough President of Queens, when he won the 1951 special election following the death ofMaurice A. FitzGerald and the interim office holderJoseph F. Mafera. He won the following general election, but lost to DemocratJames J. Crisona in 1957.[1]
In January 1958, Lundy was endorsed by the Queens Republican Committee for the gubernatorial nomination.[2] In August of that year, he was again endorsed by the county committee, this time to secure either the Lieutenant Governor or State Controller nomination.[3] He was eventually nominated forNew York State Comptroller in theNew York state election, 1958, but lost by fewer than 15,000 votes to DemocratArthur Levitt.[4]
Afterwards, Lundy spent much of his public career in energy and utility regulation. He was a member of the New York State Atomic Energy Commission and a president of theNational Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. In 1960 he was appointed by GovernorNelson Rockefeller to the powerful State Public Service Commission. While there, he oversaw railroad regulations and the electricity rates ofConsolidated Edison. He remained on the Commission until 1970, when he stepped down for health reasons.[1]
Lundy lived inDouglaston before relocating toDenver, Colorado, for medical treatment. He died there eight months later in 1973 at the age of 67.[1]
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| Preceded by Frank Del Vecchio | Republican nominee forNew York State Comptroller 1958 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Borough President ofQueens 1952–1957 | Succeeded by |
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