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Melvyn I. Cronin

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Melvyn I. Cronin
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 25th district
In office
January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1942
Preceded byWilliam B. Hornblower
Succeeded byGerald P. Haggerty
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 27th district
In office
January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933
Preceded byLeland Richard Jacobson
Succeeded byB. J. Feigenbaum
Personal details
Born(1898-07-13)July 13, 1898
San Francisco, California
DiedMay 9, 1977(1977-05-09) (aged 78)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLorena Mural Carley
Children2

Melvyn I. Cronin (June 13, 1898 – May 9, 1977) was a United States politician,[1] lawyer, and judge.

Cronin was born in San Francisco in 1898 and worked in the city's Park and Recreation Department where as a youth he taught baseball to his cousin Joe Cronin of later Boston Red Sox fame. He graduated from St. Ignatius College, later the University of San Francisco, with a degree in law and started a partnership with controversial lawyer Vincent Hallinan. During World War I he served in the United States Army.[2] He was later a member of the California State Assembly for the 27th and 25th district,[3] but resigned from the California State Assembly on January 4, 1942.

From 1953 to 1977, he was a Judge of the California Superior Court, and served in San Francisco as Judge of the Juvenile Court under the Superior Court of California. He was concurrently a member of the California Judicial Council.

He died in San Francisco County in 1977.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Join California: Election History for the State of California. Accessed 27 June 2013
  2. ^ Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Melvyn I. Cronin". joincalifornia.com.
  4. ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 24 June 2023.