Thomas H. Cullen

Thomas Henry Cullen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 4th district
In office June 6, 1919 – March 1, 1944
Preceded by	Harry H. Dale
Succeeded by	John J. Rooney
Personal details
Born	(1868-03-29)March 29, 1868 Brooklyn, New York
Died	March 1, 1944(1944-03-01) (aged 75) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	St. Francis College

Thomas Henry Cullen (March 29, 1868 – March 1, 1944) was an American politician from New York.

Life

Thomas H. Cullen (1903)

Born in Brooklyn, he attended the local parochial schools, and graduated from St. Francis College in 1880. He engaged in the marine insurance and shipping business.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 3rd D.) in 1896, 1897 and 1898.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (3rd D.) from 1899 to 1918, sitting in the 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th, 130th, 131st, 132nd, 133rd, 134th, 135th, 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 140th and 141st New York State Legislatures.

He was a delegate to the 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928 and 1932 Democratic National Conventions; and a member of the New York State Commission for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915.

Cullen elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses and held office from March 4, 1919 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1944; interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn.

References

• Thomas H. Cullen at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• State of New York at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915 (Albany, 1916; pg. 27)