George P. Monaghan
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George P. Monaghan was an American lawyer.
He was an assistant D.A. in the New York County D.A. office. 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 R. 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. In 1953 he was appointed sole Harness-Racing Commissioner when Governor Dewey abolished the earlier three-man Harness-Racing Commission.
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- William J. Keating, with Richard Carter: The Man Who Rocked the Boat (Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1956, Library of Congress catalog card number: 56-6025)
- List of NYPD Commissioners
| Preceded by Frank J. Quayle |
FDNY Commissioner 1950-1951 |
Succeeded by Jacob B. Grumet |
| Preceded by Thomas F. Murphy |
NYPD Commissioner 1951-1953 |
Succeeded by Francis W. H. Adams |
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