Daniel V. Sullivan (New York judge and district attorney)
| Daniel V. Sullivan | |
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| Bronx County District Attorney | |
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In office January 1, 1955 – December 31, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | George B. DeLuca |
| Succeeded by | Isidore Dollinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 14, 1886 New York City |
| Died | January 8, 1966 (aged 79) Saranac Lake, New York |
| Resting place | Gate of Heaven Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marie Antoinette Clermont Sullivan |
| Parents | Andrew Sullivan and Mary née Desmond Sullivan |
| Alma mater | New York Law School |
| Occupation | lawyer, district attorney, judge |
Daniel V. Sullivan (February 14, 1886 – January 8, 1966) was a judge from 1935 to 1955, and the Bronx County District Attorney from 1955 to 1959.
Sullivan was born in New York City on February 14, 1886, and graduated from New York Law School in 1910. He established his own private practice, and in 1935 became secretary to New York Supreme Court Justice John E. McGeehan. Later that year he was named to fill a vacancy on the Municipal Court. Four years later, he was designated by the Appellate Division to sit on the New York State Supreme Court, and in 1955 he was appointed by Governor Averell Harriman as the Bronx County District Attorney. In the November 1955 election, Sullivan won a four-year term as district attorney, and served the entire term. In addition to the assortment of usual crimes, as prosecutor Sullivan most notably fought against juvenile delinquency and a racket that relabeled used television tubes and sold them as new.
After his retirement in 1960, Sullivan became a director for an insurance company and a legal consultant. Although he lived in the Bronx, he died in Saranac Lake in Upstate New York. He is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.
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