About John P. Cohalan
Lived 1873 – 1950 (aged 77). John P. Cohalan was an American lawyer, politician and judge.
John P. Cohalan (March 17, 1873 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York – 1950) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life He was the son of Timothy E. Cohalan and Ellen (O'Leary) Cohalan. The family removed to Middletown in the Summer of 1873; and to the Bronx in September 1889. He graduated from Wallkill Academy in 1889, and from Manhattan College in 1893. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1895, and practiced in New York City. In 1898, he married Margaret Kiernan (1876–1964), and they had several children.
Cohalan was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 35th D.) in 1906; a member of the New York State Senate (22nd D.) in 1907 and 1908; and Surrogate of New York County from 1909 to 1922.
He died in 1950, and was buried at the Old St. Raymond's Cemetery in the Bronx.
New York Supreme Court Justice Daniel F. Cohalan (1867–1946) was his brother.
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John P. Cohalan died on 19 March 1950.
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