Mario J. Cariello

Mario J. Cariello
New York Supreme Court Justice
In office 1968–1977
14th Borough President of Queens
In office 1963–1968
Preceded by	John T. Clancy
Succeeded by	Sidney Leviss
Personal details
Born	January 23, 1907 (1907-01-23) Manhattan, New York
Died	August 9, 1985 (1985-08-10) (aged 78) Manhattan, New York
Resting place	Calvary Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

Mario Joseph Cariello (January 23, 1907 - August 9, 1985)^[1] was a lawyer, Democratic politician and judge from Queens, New York City.

Cariello was born in Manhattan in 1907,^[1] but lived most of his life in Queens. He was a 1924 graduate of Newtown High School in Elmhurst.^[2]

Cariello served as a New York State Assemblyman from 1936 to 1941, and then as a municipal judge from 1941 through 1962.^[1] He was named to replace John T. Clancy as Queens Borough President on January 2, 1963.^[3] He won a special election later that year to keep the seat for the remainder of the term, and won another term of his own in 1965. In the 1965 race, he won with 88.8% of the vote running on the Democratic, Liberal and Republican lines; his only major opponent ran on the Conservative line.^[4]

Cariello stepped down from the Borough President office when he successfully ran for a seat on the New York Supreme Court in 1968. He was succeeded by his deputy Borough President, Sidney Leviss.^[5]

Cariello sat on the Supreme Court until 1977. He died from cancer in 1985 and is entombed at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Carfield to Carlone". http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carfield-carll.html#CARIELLO. Retrieved November 19, 2009. 
2. ^ "Newtown High School - Hall of Fame". http://newtownhighschool.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=10&Itemid=18. Retrieved November 19, 2009. 
3. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidates - Mario J. Cariello". http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=45967. Retrieved November 19, 2009. 
4. ^ "Our Campaigns - Queens Borough President Race - Nov 02, 1965". http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=87758. Retrieved November 19, 2009. 
5. ^ "Leviss Backed in Queens". The New York Times. December 31, 1968. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0B17FC3E54157493C3AA1789D95F4C8685F9. Retrieved November 19, 2009 (article abstract only). 

Preceded by John T. Clancy

Borough President of Queens 1963–1968

Succeeded by Sidney Leviss

Persondata
Name	Cariello, Mario J.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 23, 1907
Place of birth	Manhattan, New York
Date of death	August 9, 1985
Place of death	Manhattan, New York