Andrew P. O'Rourke
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Andrew P. O'Rourke | |
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.jpg) O'Rourke in 1986 | |
| 6th County Executive of Westchester County | |
| In office January 1, 1982 – December 31, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Benedict Del Bello |
| Succeeded by | Andrew J. Spano |
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| Born | Andrew Patrick O'Rourke October 26, 1933 Plainfield, New Jersey |
| Died | January 3, 2013 (aged 79) Bronx, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Yorktown, New York |
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Andrew Patrick O'Rourke (October 26, 1933 – January 3, 2013)[1][2][3] was a judge and politician from New York State. A Republican, he served as the County Executive of Westchester County, New York from 1982 to 1997.[4]
He was the Republican candidate for Governor of New York in 1986. During the course of the campaign, he carried a prop—a cardboard cutout of then-incumbent Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo, which he used to humorous effect. Nevertheless, Cuomo was re-elected.[2]
After stepping down as county executive, O'Rourke was appointed as a judge of the New York Court of Claims.[5] Thereafter he was elected as a justice of the New York State Supreme Court[5] and served concurrently as both a justice of the Court of Claims and a justice of the Supreme Court. Subsequently, O'Rourke was on the bench in the Putnam County Supreme Court.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, O'Rourke grew up in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. His mother was a member of the Sioux Nation and his father was a doctor who died when O'Rourke, the youngest of five children, was just under two years old.[6] He graduated from Fordham University and Fordham University School of Law,[7] and obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) at New York University School of Law in 1965.[1][2]
1986 New York State gubernatorial Republican ticket
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- Governor: Andrew O'Rourke
- Lieutenant governor: E. Michael Kavanagh
- Comptroller: Edward Regan
- Attorney general: Peter T. King
- U.S. Senate: Alfonse D'Amato
Author
[edit]O'Rourke was the author of two adventure novels: The Red Banner Mutiny (1985), about an uprising on a Soviet warship, and Hawkwood (1989), the story of a Vietnam war veteran who tries to escape his involvement with the Mafia.[6]
Personal life
[edit]O'Rourke was married to Alice T. McKenna, with whom he had three children: Alice, Aileen, and Andrew Jr. They divorced in 1998 and she died in 2011. He married Flora Lowe, a nurse, in 1999, and they remained married until his death.[6][7] He died at the age of 79 at Calvary Hospital in The Bronx due to complications of cancer.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Andrew O'Rourke bio". Westchester County government archives. Archived from the original on 2013-01-08. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ a b c Ganga, Elizabeth (January 4, 2013). "Andrew P. O'Rourke, former Westchester executive, is dead". The Journal News. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ PIX11 Report (January 4, 2013). "Former Westchester County Executive Andy O'Rourke dies at 79". WPIX-TV. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Westchester County Archives, Westchester County Executive". Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ^ a b "Judicial Directory, Hon. Andrew P. O'Rourke". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ^ a b c d Berger, Joseph (January 4, 2013). "Andrew P. O'Rourke, Longtime Westchester County Leader, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Greene, Donna (10 October 1999). "O'Rourke Reflects On Life as Judge, Not Politician". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
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