Charles Joseph Prestia (September 3, 1909 – January 3, 1953)[1] was an American politician and businessman who served one term as Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1945 to 1947. A Democrat from New Britain, Connecticut, he served as a New Britain city councilor and alderman from 1935 to 1946 and as a Connecticut State Representative in 1935.[2] Prestia also served on the Democratic state central committee and New Britain's Democratic town committee for "a number of years."[1]
Born in New Britain to Italian-American parents Joseph and Lucia Prestia, Prestia graduated from New Britain High School and became vice president of sales at Spring Beverage Works, a local soft drinks company owned by his father. He died after a long illness at New Britain General Hospital at the age of 43. He had chaired the state police board from 1950 until his death.[1][2]
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- ^ a b c "C. J. Prestia, Former State Official, Dies". Hartford Courant. 1953-01-04. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ a b Register and Manual - State of Connecticut. Hartford: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. 1946. p. 83.