Anthony J. Travia
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Anthony John Travia (February 26, 1911 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - December 7, 1993 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.
[edit] Life
He graduated from St. John's University School of Law.
In 1935, he married Rita A. Sorrentino. They had two sons, Anthony John Travia, Jr., and Robert F. Travia.
He was a Democratic member from Kings County of the New York State Assembly from 1944 to 1946 and from 1949 to 1968, was minority leader from 1959 to 1964, and was Speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1965 to 1968.
In 1967, he was President of the New York State Constitutional Convention.
In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He resigned the judgeship in October 1974, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.
He died at the Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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| Preceded by ? |
New York State Assembly, Kings County 22nd District 1944–1946 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
New York State Assembly, Kings County 22nd District 1949–1965 |
Succeeded by DISTRICT ELIMINATED |
| Preceded by NEW DISTRICT |
New York State Assembly, 38th District 1966–1968 |
Succeeded by Vito Battista |
| Preceded by Eugene Bannigan |
Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly 1959–1964 |
Succeeded by George L. Ingalls |
| Preceded by Joseph Carlino |
Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1965 - 1968 |
Succeeded by Moses M. Weinstein |
