Theodore D. Day
Theodore D. Day (April 20, 1917 – December 22, 2003) was an American farmer and politician from New York.
Life[]
Day was born on April 20, 1917, in New York City. He attended Phillips Academy, and graduated from Yale University in 1940. He ran a dairy farm in Interlaken, Seneca County, New York. He married Frances MacPherson, and they had three children.[1] Day was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman.
Day was a member of the New York State Assembly (Seneca Co.) from 1961 to 1965, sitting in the 173rd, 174th and 175th New York State Legislatures.
Day was a member of the New York State Senate from 1966 to 1972, sitting in the 176th, 177th, 178th and 179th New York State Legislatures. In 1972, he was appointed as Assistant New York State Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets.[2]
He died on December 22, 2003, at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, New York.[3]
Sources[]
- ^ New York Red Book. 1963–1964. p. 162 – via Google Books.
- ^ "A NEW FARM AIDE TAKES STATE POST". New York Times. July 2, 1972.
- ^ "DAY, HON. THEODORE". Times Union. Albany. December 24, 2003. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
- 1917 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Seneca County, New York
- New York (state) Republicans
- New York (state) state senators
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- Phillips Academy alumni
- Yale University alumni
- 20th-century American politicians
- Farmers from New York (state)
- New York State Senator stubs