George F. Torsney
George F. Torsney (December 27, 1896 – December 28, 1942) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]He was born on December 27, 1896, in New York City. He attended Public Schools No. 84 and 58, and New York Evening High School. During World War I he served as a first sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.[1] After the war he engaged in the trucking and warehousing business. On September 19, 1923, he married Katharine F. Doyle (died 1938),[2] and they had five children. In 1926, the family moved to Long Island City.
Torsney was a member of the New York State Assembly (Queens Co., 2nd D.) in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937.
Torsney was again a member of the State Assembly from 1939 to 1942, sitting in the 162nd and 163rd New York State Legislatures. He was re-elected in November 1942, but died a few days before the next Legislature met.
He died on December 28, 1942, in his office at 601 West 28th Street in Manhattan;[3] and was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Queens.
Torsney Playground, located on the corner of Skillman Ave. and 43rd Street in Queens, was named in his honor.[4]
Sources
[edit]- ^ New York Red Book (1940; pg. 128)
- ^ MRS. GEORGE F. TORSNEY in the New York Times on November 19, 1938 (subscription required)
- ^ GEORGE F. TORSNEY, QUEENS LEGISLATOR in the New York Times on December 29, 1942 (subscription required)
- ^ "Torsney Playground" at the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
- 1896 births
- 1942 deaths
- Businesspeople from Queens, New York
- Politicians from Queens, New York
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens)
- 20th-century American legislators
- United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I
- United States Marine Corps non-commissioned officers
- 20th-century New York (state) politicians