Edward A. Rath

Edward August Rath
1st Erie County Executive
In office
1961–1968
Preceded by Newly Created
Succeeded by B. John Tutuska
County Clerk of Erie County
In office
1950–1951
Comptroller of Erie County
In office
1953–1959
Personal details
Born 1907
Died 1968
Buffalo, New York
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Mildred K. Rath (1906-1965)

Edward A. Rath was the first County Executive of Erie County, New York.[1] Following the transition from the Board of Supervisors form of government for Erie County to a County Executive form, Rath was elected in 1960 to an initial three year term. The main Erie County office building Edward A. Rath County Office Building, the home of county government's executive branch, is named after him. Rath was re-elected as County Executive in 1963 and 1967. He died in office in 1968[2] and was succeeded by Erie County Sheriff B. John Tutuska.

Family

Rath is the patriarch of a prominent Western New York political family. His son, the late Edward A. Rath, Jr., served as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court and his daughter-in-law, Mary Lou Rath was a New York State Senator and a former minority leader of the Erie County Legislature. His grandson, Edward A. Rath III won election in 2007 to the Erie County Legislature.

References

  1. "Former State Supreme Court Judge Rath dies of cancer". Buffalo Business First. 2003-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. "Rath, Edward A. (Edward August), 1907-1968.". http://www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2013-05-11. External link in |publisher= (help)
Political offices
Preceded by
newly created
Erie County Executive
1961 1969
Succeeded by
B. John Tutuska


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