Hugh L. Carey

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Hugh L. Carey was an American politician who served as the 51st Governor of New York from 1975 to 1982, known for helping rescue New York City from its 1970s fiscal crisis.

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Hugh L. Carey canonical 4
Hugh Carey 1
New York State Governor Hugh Carey 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
Governor of New York
human
birthDate 1919-04-11
birthPlace Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
causeOfDeath heart failure
conflict World War II
cooperatedWith Felix Rohatyn
New York City Mayor Abraham Beame
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2011-08-07
deathPlace Shelter Island
surface form: Shelter Island, New York, United States
educatedAt St. John’s University
St. John's University School of Law
surface form: St. John’s University School of Law
endTime 1982 (term as Governor of New York)
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Carey
givenName Hugh
helpedCreate New York City fiscal crisis
surface form: Emergency Financial Control Board for New York City

Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York
honoredBy Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
surface form: Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel renamed in his honor)
introducedPolicy state financial controls over New York City during fiscal crisis
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
middleName Leo
militaryBranch United States Army
notableFor helping rescue New York City from the 1970s fiscal crisis
notableWorkArea state fiscal policy
urban financial stabilization
numberOfChildren 14
occupation lawyer
politician
ordinalInOffice 51st Governor of New York
partyAffiliationDuringGovernorship Democratic Party
positionHeld Governor of New York
U.S. Representative
surface form: United States Representative
precededBy Malcolm Wilson (as Governor of New York)
religion Roman Catholicism
representedInCongress New York's 12th congressional district
surface form: New York’s 12th congressional district

New York's 15th congressional district
surface form: New York’s 15th congressional district
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
spouse Evangelina Mendoza Carey
Helen Owen Carey
startTime 1975 (term as Governor of New York)
succeededBy Mario Cuomo
surface form: Mario Cuomo (as Governor of New York)
termEndAsUSRepresentative 1974
termStartAsUSRepresentative 1961
workedOn New York City fiscal crisis rescue plan

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Hugh L. Carey Tunnel namedAfter Hugh L. Carey
Empire State Games foundedBy Hugh L. Carey
this entity surface form: New York State Governor Hugh Carey
Malcolm Wilson succeededBy Hugh L. Carey
this entity surface form: Hugh Carey
Engblom v. Carey parties Hugh L. Carey