Joseph P. Merlino
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Joseph P. Merlino | |
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| 106th President of the New Jersey Senate | |
| In office January 10, 1978 – January 12, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Feldman |
| Succeeded by | Carmen A. Orechio |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate | |
| In office January 11, 1972 – January 12, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | John P. Gallagher |
| Constituency | District 6B (1972–1974) 13th district (1974–1982) |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from District 6B | |
| In office January 9, 1968 – January 11, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Francis J. McManimon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1922 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 1998 (aged 76) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Joseph P. Merlino (July 12, 1922 – October 7, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as President of the New Jersey Senate from 1978 to 1981.
Merlino was born in 1922 in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Pasquale and Margarita (Fuccello) Merlino. He attended Trenton Central High School and then served in the U.S. Army, mainly in the Mediterranean area. He received a bachelor's degree from Seton Hall College in 1948 and a law degree from Fordham University in 1951.[1]
From 1956 until 1989, he was the senior partner in the Trenton law firm of Merlino, Rottkamp & Flacks and its predecessors. He served as assistant prosecutor for Mercer County for seven years and as Trenton city attorney from 1966 to 1970.[1][2]
On October 7, 1998, Merlino died from complications of heart disease and diabetes at the Forrestal Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Princeton; he was 76.[1]
