Frank Monaco

Frank Monaco
Monaco in 1938
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 23rd Kings district
In office
January 1, 1938 – December 31, 1938
Preceded byG. Thomas LoRe
Succeeded byRobert Giordano
Personal details
Born(1898-07-29)July 29, 1898
Trapani, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy
DiedMarch 16, 1968(1968-03-16) (aged 69)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyAmerican Labor
SpouseJosephine
Children3
EducationSt. John's University School of Law

Frank Monaco (July 29, 1898 – March 16, 1968) was an Italian-American journalist, lawyer and politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1938.[1] He was one of five American Labor Party Assemblymen elected in 1937.[2]

News of the attack on Monaco on the front page of The Brooklyn Citizen, December 3, 1938

On December 2, 1938, Monaco was attacked outside his home by two men and beaten to the point of "serious condition."[3]

Monaco died on March 16, 1968, in New York City.[4]

Sources

  1. ^ Hutchins, Mason (1938). New York Red Book, 1938. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 146. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "Labor Legislators Will Press Bills". New York Times. January 5, 1938. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "2 SOUGHT IN ATTACK ON ASSEMBLYMAN". Brooklyn Citizen. Brooklyn. December 3, 1938. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "Death Notices". Daily News. New York. March 16, 1968. Retrieved February 15, 2025.