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George P. Monaghan

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George P. Monaghan

16th New York City Fire Commissioner
In office December 6, 1950 – July 18, 1951
Appointed by	Vincent Richard Impellitteri
Preceded by	Frank J. Quayle
Succeeded by	Jacob Grumet
8th New York City Police Commissioner
In office 1951–1953
Appointed by	Vincent Richard Impellitteri
Preceded by	Thomas Francis Murphy
Succeeded by	Francis William Holbrooke Adams
Harness-Racing Commissioner
In office 1953–1954

Personal details
Born	(1901-06-10)June 10, 1901 Canandaigua, New York
Died	September 6, 1986(1986-09-06) (aged 85) The Bronx, New York City, New York

George Patrick Monaghan (June 10, 1901 – September 6, 1986) was an American lawyer, fire commissioner and police commissioner.^[1]

Biography[edit]

He was an assistant district attorneyinManhattan. Among the cases in which he appeared for the prosecution was the trial of John M. Dunn for the murder of Andy Hintz. He was appointed the 16th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Vincent Richard Impellitteri on December 6, 1950 and served in that position until July 18, 1951 when he resigned to accept an appointment as New York City Police Commissioner to replace Thomas Francis Murphy. In 1953 he was appointed sole Harness-Racing Commissioner when Governor Dewey abolished the earlier three-man Harness-Racing Commission.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Saxon, Wolfgang (September 7, 1986). "George Monaghan, 85, Dead Ex-Harness Racing Official". The New York Times.

^ "Monaghan Named Czar Of N. Y. Harness Racing". Associated Press in the Hartford Courant. December 22, 1953. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2010-03-25. Democratic Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan of New York, today was named czar of the state's scandal-ridden $272,000,000 a year harness racing industry.

Fire appointments
Preceded by Frank J. Quayle	FDNY Commissioner 1950–1951	Succeeded by Jacob B. Grumet
Police appointments
Preceded by Thomas Francis Murphy	NYPD Commissioner 1951–1953	Succeeded by Francis W. H. Adams

New York City Fire Commissioners

Scannell (1898–1901)
Sturgis (1902–1903)
Hayes (1904–1905)
O'Brien (1906)
Lantry (1906–1908)
Bonner (1908)
Hayes (1908–1910)
Waldo (1910–1911)
Johnson (1911–1913)
Adamson (1914–1917)
Drennan (1918–1926)
Dorman (1926–1933)
McElligott (1934–1941)
Walsh (1941–1945)
Quayle (1946–1950)
Monaghan (1950–1951)
Grumet (1951–1954)
Cavanagh (1954–1961)
Thompson (1962–1964)
Scott (1964–1965)
Lowery (1966–1973)
O'Hagan (1973–1978)
Beekman (1978–1980)
Hynes (1980–1982)
Spinnato (1982–1987)
Bruno (1987–1989)
Rivera (1990–1993)
Feehan (1993)
Safir (1994–1996)
Von Essen (1996–2001)
Scoppetta (2002–2009)
Cassano (2010–2014)
Nigro (2014–2022)
Kavanagh (2022–present)

New York City Police Commissioners

M. C. Murphy (1901)
Partridge (1902)
Greene (1903)
McAdoo (1904–1905)
Bingham (1906–1909)
Baker (1909–1910)
Cropsey (1910–1911)
Waldo (1911–1913)
McKay (1914)
Woods (1914–1917)
Enright (1918–1925)
McLaughlin (1926–1927)
Warren (1927–1928)
Whalen (1928–1930)
Mulrooney (1930–1933)
Bolan (1933)
O'Ryan (1934)
Valentine (1934–1945)
Wallander (1945–1949)
O'Brien (1949–1950)
T. Murphy (1950–1951)
Monaghan (1951–1953)
Adams (1954–1955)
Kennedy (1955–1961)
M. J. Murphy (1961–1965)
Broderick (1965–1966)
Leary (1966–1970)
P. Murphy (1970–1973)
Cawley (1973)
Codd (1974–1977)
McGuire (1978–1983)
Ward (1984–1989)
Condon (1989–1990)
Brown (1990–1992)
Kelly (1992–1993)
Bratton (1994–1996)
Safir (1996–2000)
Kerik (2000–2001)
Kelly (2002–2013)
Bratton (2014–2016)
O'Neill (2016–2019)
Shea (2019–2021)
Sewell (2022–2023)
Caban (2023–present)

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