Anthony Cafiero
American politician
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Anthony James Cafiero[1] (February 11, 1900 – September 28, 1982) was a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1949 to 1953.
Anthony James Cafiero | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from Cape May County | |
| In office 1949–1953 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Redding |
| Succeeded by | Charles Sandman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 11, 1900 |
| Died | September 28, 1982 (aged 82) |
| Party | Republican |
| Children | James Cafiero |
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a local barber.[2][3][4] Cafiero moved to North Wildwood, New Jersey, in 1921.[2] He was the Cape May County prosecutor from 1944 to 1946, and was a county judge in Cape May County from 1946 to 1948.[1] He was a member of the New Jersey Senate, representing Cape May County as a Republican, from 1948 to 1954.[1][3] He served in the New Jersey Superior Court from 1954 until retiring in 1970.[1] A resident of Middle Township, New Jersey, he died on September 28, 1982, at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital.[1][4]
Family
He married Hazel Koenig in 1926.[3] Their son, James Cafiero, served in the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly.[1]
