Felipe N. Torres
Felipe N. Torres | |
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Member of the New York State Assembly from The Bronx's 4th district | |
In office January 1, 1955 – December 31, 1962 | |
Preceded by | Jacob H. Gilbert |
Succeeded by | |
Member of the New York State Assembly from The Bronx's 5th district | |
In office November 1953 – December 31, 1954 | |
Preceded by | David Ross |
Succeeded by | Melville E. Abrams |
Personal details | |
Born | Salinas, Puerto Rico | May 26, 1897
Died | April 3, 1994 White Plains, New York | (aged 96)
Political party | Democratic |
Felipe N. Torres (May 26, 1897 – April 3, 1994) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from 1953 to 1962 and appointed the first Puerto Rican Judge of the Family Court, State of New York in 1963.[1][2]
Felipe N. Torees graduated from Ponce High School.[citation needed] He served in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant. In 1919 he traveled alone to New York City; his goal to attend college. Felipe graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1940 from City College of New York and obtained his Bachelor of Laws from Fordham University School of Law in New York in 1925.[3]
He died on April 3, 1994, in White Plains, New York at age 96.[4]
References[]
- ^ "The New York Age from New York, New York on November 28, 1953 · Page 18". Newspapers.com. 1953-11-28. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "The New York Age from New York, New York on October 23, 1954 · Page 12". Newspapers.com. 1954-10-23. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ https://www.thirteen.org/latino-americans-ny-nj/your-stories/alma-torres-warner/
- ^ Eric Pace (1994-04-05). "Felipe N. Torres, 96, Former Legislator And Retired Judge". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1994 deaths
- City College of New York alumni
- Fordham University School of Law alumni
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- New York (state) Democrats
- People from Salinas, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican people in New York (state) politics
- United States Army officers
- 20th-century American politicians