John T. McKennan (November 25, 1918 – November 28, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician from New York .
23-567: McKennan is a surname of Irish origin. It may refer to: John T. McKennan (1918–2011), New York politician Peter McKennan (1918–1991), Scottish footballer Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan (1794–1852), US congressman from Pennsylvania, US Secretary of the Interior William McKennan (1816–1893), United States federal judge See also [ edit ] McKenna (name) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
46-444: A contiguous area within a single county. The Assembly districts consisted either of a single entire county (except Hamilton Co.), or of contiguous area within one county. In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down several decisions establishing that State legislatures should follow the One man, one vote rule to apportion their election districts. A special Federal Statutory Court declared
69-465: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles John T. McKennan John T. McKennan was born on November 25, 1918, in Utica , Oneida County, New York , the son of John P. McKennan and Rena Dowd McKennan. He attended Our Lady of Lourdes School, Utica Free Academy and Scarborough Day School . He graduated from Syracuse University and Albany Law School . During World War II he served in
92-669: The New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly , met from January 5 to July 6, 1966, during the eighth year of Nelson Rockefeller 's governorship , in Albany . Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938, re-apportioned in 1953, 58 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. The senatorial districts consisted either of one or more entire counties; or
115-647: The New York Supreme Court (5th D.) to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Richard J. Cardamone to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In November 1982, McKennan ran for a full term, but was defeated, and left the bench at the end of the year. In 1988, McKennan was appointed as a Judicial Hearing Officer by the Chief Administrative Judge of the State. The Board of Regents of
138-413: The surname McKennan . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McKennan&oldid=1068553616 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
161-708: The Counsel to the Joint Legislative Committee on Re-Apportionment. On March 14, the apportionment draft was submitted to the Court of Appeals. On March 22, the Court of Appeals accepted the apportionment as drafted, thus becoming the law, without the need of legislative approval. The number of seats in the State Senate was reduced to 57, and the number of seats in the Assembly to 150. The asterisk (*) denotes members of
184-629: The Federal Statutory Court's order to elect a new New York Legislature in November 1965. On April 14, 1965, the New York Court of Appeals declared the apportionment of December 1964 as unconstitutional, citing that the New York Constitution provides expressly that the Assembly shall have 150 seats, not 165 as were apportioned. The court also held that, although the constitutional State Senate apportionment formula provides for additional seats,
207-664: The New York apportionment formulae for both the State Senate and the State Assembly unconstitutional, and the State Legislature was ordered to re-apportion the seats by April 1, 1965. The court also ruled that the 1964 legislative election should be held under the 1954 apportionment, but those elected could serve only for one year (in 1965), and an election under the new apportionment should be held in November 1965. Senators John H. Hughes and Lawrence M. Rulison (both Rep.) questioned
230-524: The North-South Arterial Highway. His other accomplishments included the construction of Valley View Golf Club and the first public swimming pool located in North Utica. A wide-ranging corruption scandal resulted in the indictment of numerous Utica city employees during his term, but he himself was not indicted. He did not run for reelection in 1959, instead running for City Judge of Utica, but
253-687: The Republican majority before the Democrats would take over the Legislature in January. The number of seats in the State Senate was increased to 65, and the number of seats in the Assembly to 165. County representation was abandoned in favor of population-proportional districts, and the new Assembly districts were numbered from 1 to 165. On February 1, 1965, the United States Supreme Court confirmed
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#1732851302623276-751: The Republican-majority Senate and the Democratic-majority Assembly could not agree on a new apportionment. The commission was chaired by President-elect of the American Bar Association Orison S. Marden , of Scarsdale , who was not affiliated with any party and was deemed politically independent. The other members were Ex-Judges of the Court of Appeals Bruce Bromley (Rep.), of Manhattan , and Charles W. Froessel (Dem.), of Queens ; Ex-Republican State Chairman Edwin F. Jaeckle , of Buffalo ; and Robert B. Brady (Dem.),
299-516: The State Capitol in Albany on January 5, 1966; and adjourned on July 6. Anthony J. Travia (Dem.) was re-elected Speaker . Earl W. Brydges (Rep.) was elected Temporary President of the State Senate. On January 14, the New York Court of Appeals moved the deadline for the new legislative apportionment from February 1 to February 15. On February 23, the Court of Appeal appointed a commission of five members to map out new districts because
322-526: The U.S. armed forces. After the war he practiced law with a firm in New York City until 1947 when he returned to Utica. McKennan entered politics as a Democrat , and was Assistant Corporation Counsel of Utica; Counsel to the Municipal Water Works of Utica. In 1948, he was elected to the New York State Senate (41st D.) and served one term in then 1949 and 1950 . At only age 29, this made McKennan
345-700: The University of the State of New York appointed him to its review board for licensed professionals. In 1999, he was appointed as a Judicial Hearing Officer for the State Retirement System. John T. McKennan died on November 28, 2011, in New Hartford, New York ; and was buried at the St. Bernards Cemetery in Waterville . 176th New York State Legislature The 176th New York State Legislature , consisting of
368-454: The authority of the federal court to shorten the term of the 1964 electees, alleging excessive costs for the additional election in an off-year. The lame-duck Legislature of 1964 met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany from December 15 to 31, 1964, to re-apportion the legislative districts for the election in November 1965, gerrymandering the districts according to the wishes of
391-644: The courts should draft a new apportionment for the next election. On October 11, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed four appeals against the ruling of the Federal Statutory Court, and upheld the election of a new New York Legislature on November 2. At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party . The Liberal Party and the Conservative Party also nominated tickets. The 1965 New York state election ,
414-408: The five women members of the previous legislature—Assemblywomen Shirley Chisholm (Dem.), a preschool teacher of Brooklyn ; Constance E. Cook (Rep.), a lawyer of Ithaca ; and Dorothy H. Rose (Dem.), a high-school teacher and librarian of Angola —were re-elected. Gail Hellenbrand (Dem.), of Brooklyn , was also elected to the Assembly. The Legislature met for the regular session (the 189th) at
437-511: The increase from 58 to 65 was unwarranted. On May 10, the Federal Statutory Court ordered that the election on November 2, 1965, be held under the December 1964 apportionment, and that the Legislature thus elected re-apportion the seats again by February 1, 1966. On August 24, it was clarified that, if the Governor and Legislature should not have enacted a new apportionment by February 1, 1966, then
460-530: The previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Jerome Schutzer, Anthony B. Gioffre, Theodore D. Day and James F. Hastings changed from the Assembly to the Senate at the beginning of the session. Assemblyman William J. Ferrall was elected to fill a vacancy in the Senate. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." The asterisk (*) denotes members of
483-578: The youngest person elected to the New York State Senate until the election of David Carlucci in 2010. On May 7, 1955, he married Marguerite Gallagher, and they had three sons. McKennan was Mayor of Utica from 1956 to 1959. As mayor, McKennan was best known for spearheading the construction of the Utica Memorial Auditorium (now known as the Adirondack Bank Center ) and securing the funding from Governor W. Averell Harriman for
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#1732851302623506-576: Was defeated by Matthew S. Ogonowski Sr. McKennan was Clerk of the New York State Assembly from February 9, 1965, to January 8, 1969, officiating in the 175th , 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures . He was also elected unanimously by delegates of all political parties to serve as Secretary of the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967. In March 1982, Governor Hugh Carey appointed McKennan to
529-450: Was held on November 2. The only statewide elective office up for election was a seat on the New York Court of Appeals . Republican Kenneth B. Keating defeated Democrat/Liberal Owen McGivern and Conservative Henry S. Middendorf Jr. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Judge of the Court of Appeals, was: Republicans 3,106,000; Democrats 1,824,000; Liberals 208,000; and Conservatives 207,000. Three of
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