Thomas C. Desmond
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Thomas Charles Desmond | |
|---|---|
 Desmond c. 1915 | |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 27th district | |
| In office 1931–1944 | |
| Preceded by | Caleb H. Baumes |
| Succeeded by | Paul A. Fino |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 32nd district | |
| In office 1945–1954 | |
| Preceded by | Gilbert T. Seelye |
| Succeeded by | William F. Condon |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 33rd district | |
| In office 1955–1958 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest I. Hatfield |
| Succeeded by | D. Clinton Dominick III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 15, 1887 Middletown, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 6, 1972 (aged 85) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Thomas Charles Desmond (September 15, 1887 – October 6, 1972) was an American engineer and politician from New York.
He was born on September 15, 1887, in Middletown, Orange County, New York. He was the son of Thomas Henry Desmond and Katharine (née Safried) Desmond. He graduated from Harvard University in 1908, and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1909.[1]
Career
He was president and chief engineer of the Newburgh Ship Yards in Newburgh, New York, which built ships for the United States Navy, among them in 1918 the USS Newburgh.
He was President of The New York Young Republican Club; and a delegate to the 1928 and 1940 Republican National Conventions. Desmond was a member of the New York State Senate from 1931 to 1958, sitting in the 154th, 155th, 156th, 157th, 158th, 159th, 160th, 161st, 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th, 170th and 171st New York State Legislatures; and was chairman of the Committee on Public Printing in 1931, and of the Committee on Military Affairs in 1932.
