Eugenio Alvarez
Eugenio Alvarez | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 75th district | |
| In office 1973–1974 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eugenio Alfredo Alvarez July 21, 1918 |
| Died | February 12, 1976 (aged 57) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Ines Leon (m. 1943) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Baruch College (BBA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Eugenio Alfredo Alvarez (July 21, 1918 – February 12, 1976) was an American politician from New York. Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, he served in the New York State Assembly from 1973 to 1974.
Early life
Eugenio Alfredo Alvarez was born on July 21, 1918, to Juana (née Rodriguez) and Innocencio Alvarez,[1] in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.[2] He attended Public School No. 19 and Curtis High School. He graduated from Wagner College and New York Law School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baruch School of Business and Finance (then City College of New York).[2][3]
Career
In the early 1940s, Alvarez moved from Puerto Rico to New York City.[4] He was deputy director of licensing of the Taxi and Limousine Commission. He also served as vice president of the Morhan National Sales Company and the Morhan Exporting Corporation of Plainview.[2][3]
Alvarez was a Democrat.[1] He was a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention.[1] From 1973 to 1974, he served as a member of the New York State Assembly, district 75.[1][3] In August 1974, he resigned his post as assemblyman to accept an appointment as Deputy Commissioner of Housing Supervision of New York City's Housing and Development Administration. He remained in that role up until his death.[2][3] He also served as a member of the Mitchell-Lama Supervision Task Force.[2]
Alvarez was a member of Boricuas Ausentes Inc., the Puerto Rican College Graduates Association, the Men's Club, Congregation Hope of Israel, and the City College Club.[2] He was chairman of the Associated Council to Inform Our Neighbors Inc. and a member of the board of directors of the Pamela C. Torres Day Care Center. He was a member of the executive board of the Bronx unit of the American Cancer Society.[2]
Personal life
In 1943, Alvarez married Ines Leon, daughter of Carlos and Antonia Fernandez Leon.[1][3][4] They had a son and daughter, Eugenio Jr. and Carlota.[3] He lived in the Bronx.[3] He was Catholic.[1]
Alvarez died on February 12, 1976, at Beekman Downtown Hospital in Manhattan.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Spanish or Hispanic Ancestry Politicians in New York". Political Graveyard. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Starr Names Alvarez to Housing Post". Coney Island Times. August 30, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Eugenio Alvarez, 57, Dies; Official of Housing Agency". The New York Times. February 14, 1976. Retrieved May 31, 2026.(subscription required)
- 1 2 "Ines L. Alvarez, 78: Homemaker". The Reporter Dispatch. September 14, 1998. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
- New York Red Book (1973; pg. 155)
- 1918 births
- 1976 deaths
- Politicians from the Bronx
- People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- Baruch College alumni
- American politicians of Puerto Rican descent
- Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New York (state)
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature