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American politician

Anthony James Cafiero
Member of the New Jersey Senate from Cape May County
In office1949–1953
Preceded by George A. Redding
Succeeded by Charles Sandman
Personal details
Born (1900-02-11)February 11, 1900Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died September 28, 1982(1982-09-28) (aged 82)Middle Township, New Jersey
Party Republican
Children James Cafiero

Anthony James Cafiero[1] (February 11, 1900 – September 28, 1982) was a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1949 to 1953.

He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a local barber.[2][3][4] Cafiero moved to North Wildwood, New Jersey, in 1921.[2] He was the Cape May County prosecutor from 1944 to 1946, and was a county judge in Cape May County from 1946 to 1948.[1] He was a member of the New Jersey Senate, representing Cape May County as a Republican, from 1948 to 1954.[1][3] He served in the New Jersey Superior Court from 1954 until retiring in 1970.[1] A resident of Middle Township, New Jersey, he died on September 28, 1982, at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital.[1][4]

He married Hazel Koenig in 1926.[3] Their son, James Cafiero, served in the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Anthony J. Cafiero Dies at 82; Judge and Legislator in Jersey (Published 1982)". The New York Times. October 2, 1982. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Anthony J. Cafiero – CAFIERO LAW, P.A. | Cape May County, NJ Attorneys". Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "The Political Graveyard: Lawyer Politicians in New Jersey, C". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Anthony Cafiero in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved February 18, 2021.