John J. Ghezzi was an American lawyer and politician.

Life

He attended Fordham University

Fordham University

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 and Albany Law School

Albany Law School

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, and graduated from St. John's University School of Law

St. John's University School of Law

St. John's University School of Law is a Roman Catholic law school in Queens, New York City, affiliated with St. John's University. The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers Juris Doctor degrees and degrees for Master of Laws in Bankruptcy and Master of Laws in U.S. Studies. Over 13,000 St...

 in 1933. He entered state government service in 1949, serving as an unemployment insurance referee and an attorney in the corporations division of the Department of State until he was appointed Director of the State Elections and Law Bureau in 1959. He had been deputy secretary of state since 1965 when he was appointed Secretary of State of New York

Secretary of State of New York

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 by Governor Malcolm Wilson

Malcolm Wilson (New York)

Charles Malcolm Wilson was the 50th Governor of New York from December 18, 1973, to December 31, 1974. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1939 to 1958. He also served in the Navy during World War II...

 in 1974.

Sources

• http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E7D71338F932A25756C0A965948260 Obit in NYT on May 11, 1983
• http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&rid=2869781 Military enlistment file, at National Archives