Michael N. Delagi (April 22, 1879 – October 7, 1957) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge from New York.
Life
Delagi was born on April 22, 1879, in New York City, New York.[1]
Delagi attended St. Francis College in Brooklyn, graduated from New York Law School in 1905, and was admitted to the bar in 1906. A resident of the Bronx, he served as an assistant District Attorney of Bronx County in 1918, was appointed a city magistrate by Mayor John Francis Hylan, and was reappointed magistrate by Mayor Jimmy Walker.[1] On December 7, 1929, he was one of sixty guests gathered at the Roman Gardens to honor Magistrate Albert H. Vitale upon his return to New York City when a hold-up man invaded the dinner and robbed the guests of $5,000. The investigation that followed became a political issue and a leading factor into the Seabury investigations, which he served as a witness of.[2]
Delagi was chairman of the Democrat County Committee of the Seventh Assembly District, Bronx County. In 1934, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Bronx County 7th District. He served in the Assembly in 1935.[1] He was elected Municipal Court Justice later that year, re-elected Justice in 1945, and served as Justice until he retired in 1949 after reaching the statutory age limitations.[2]
Delagi was vice-president of the Arthur H. Murphy Association and a member of the Sons of Italy, the Elks, and the Bronx County Bar Association.[1] His wife's name was Angela. His children were City Magistrate Nicholas F., Dr. Edward F., and Alfred E.[2]
Delagi died in Frances Schervier Hospital in Riverdale on October 7, 1957.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Hutchins, Mason C., ed. (1935). The New York Red Book, 1935. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 97 – via FamilySearch.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Delagi, Ex-Justice, Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. CVII, no. 36417. New York, N.Y. October 8, 1957. p. 36.