Jeremiah John Moriarty (July 5, 1914 – December 2, 1995) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on July 5, 1914, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Jeremiah Moriarty (born 1885) and Bridget (Foley) Moriarty (born 1887). He attended Lafayette High School. He graduated B.A. from Canisius College in 1936, and LL.B. from University of Buffalo Law School in 1939. In 1942, he married Helen Marie Rott (1922–2008), and they had five children. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander. After the war he practiced law in Franklinville.
Moriarty was a member of the New York State Assembly (Cattaraugus Co.) in 1961 and 1962; and a member of the New York State Senate from 1963 to 1965, sitting in the 174th and 175th New York State Legislatures. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967. In 1974, he was appointed to the New York Court of Claims, and remained on the bench until the end of 1984 when he reached the constitutional age limit.
He died on December 2, 1995; and was buried at the Mount Prospect Cemetery in Franklinville.
Sources
- New York Red Book (1963–1964; pg. 87)
- "MORIARTY, JEREMIAH J." Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at Social Security Info
| New York State Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byLeo P. Noonan | New York State Assembly Cattaraugus County 1961–1962 |
Succeeded byJames F. Hastings |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded byGeorge H. Pierce | New York State Senate 58th District 1963–1965 |
Succeeded byFrank E. Van Lare |
- 1914 births
- 1995 deaths
- Politicians from Buffalo, New York
- People from Franklinville, New York
- Republican Party New York (state) state senators
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- New York (state) state court judges
- Canisius University alumni
- University at Buffalo Law School alumni
- United States Navy officers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American judges
- Lawyers from Buffalo, New York
- 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature