About Leo P. Carlin
Lived 1908 – 1999 (aged 91). Leo P. Carlin was an American politician and trade unionist.
Leo P. Carlin (August 12, 1908 – December 17, 1999) was the Democratic Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1953 to 1962.
Biography
Carlin was born on August 12, 1908, in Newark, New Jersey to Hugh Carlin and Annie Duffy. He was one of 22 children that his father had with two wives. He attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, but left before graduating, in order to go to work to help support his family. Prior to his election as mayor, he served on the New Jersey General Assembly, as president of Newark's Board of Education, and as the longtime president of Local 478 of the Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs.
He died on December 17, 1999, in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey, aged 91.
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American politician (1908-1999)
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Leo P. Carlin was born on 12 August 1908 in Newark.
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Leo P. Carlin died on 17 December 1999 in Avon-by-the-Sea.
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Leo P. Carlin was a politician and trade unionist.
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Leo P. Carlin was American.
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