Andrew P. O'Rourke
| Andrew P. O'Rourke | |
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| 6th Westchester County Executive | |
| In office January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Alfred Benedict Del Bello |
| Succeeded by | Andrew J. Spano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Patrick O'Rourke October 26, 1933 Plainfield, New Jersey |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bronx, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Yorktown, New York |
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| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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 1983 to 1998.[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.
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Early life and education
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, O'Rourke grew up in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. His father was a doctor, and 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 an LLD 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
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
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]
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Westchester County Executive 1983-1998 |
Succeeded by Andrew J. Spano |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Republican Nominee for Governor of New York 1986 |
Succeeded by Pierre Rinfret |
- 1933 births
- 2013 deaths
- Cancer deaths in New York
- Deaths from lung cancer
- Fordham University School of Law alumni
- New York gubernatorial candidates
- New York Republicans
- New York Supreme Court Justices
- New York University School of Law alumni
- People from Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
- People from Plainfield, New Jersey
- People from Yonkers, New York
- People from Yorktown, New York
- Writers from New York
- Westchester County, New York Executives
