About James Lordi
Lived 1910 – 1985 (aged 74–75). James Lordi was an American lawyer and politician.
James P. Lordi (December 1, 1910 – June 16, 1985) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1970 to 1972.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, on December 1, 1910, Lordi graduated from East Side High School. He graduated from Rutgers Law School in 1934. Running with incumbent Paul Policastro, they easily defeated the Republican candidates, Raymond Bossert and Charles J. Chirichiello. Lordi did not seek re-election to a second term in 1971 and was replaced on the ticket by Democrat Frank Megaro.
A resident of Caldwell, New Jersey, Lordi died at his home there on June 16, 1985.
Family Lordi's brother, Joseph P. Lordi, was an Essex County Prosecutor and the first chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
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