Vincent J. Dellay

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Vincent John Dellay (b. June 23, 1907, Union City, New Jersey – d. April 16, 1999, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey) was an American politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1957-1959.

Born in Union City, New Jersey on June 23, 1907, Dellay was educated in West New York High School, New York Evening High School, and the American Institute of Banking. He rose from messenger to bookkeeper at Irving Trust, New York City from 1923 to 1929; was assistant comptroller, Sterling National Bank & Trust Co., New York City, from 1929-1936; and an auditor with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury from 1936-1956. Dellay served in the United States Navy from 1944-1945 and in the New Jersey National Guard from 1949-1960.

Dellay was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Eighty-fourth Congress in 1954. He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth Congress, serving in office from January 3, 1957-January 3, 1959, and changed political affiliation from Republican to Democrat during the Eighty-fifth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination as an Independent to the Eighty-sixth Congress.

He was a field auditor for the New Jersey Department of the Treasury until his retirement in 1971. Dellay died on April 16, 1999 in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, and was interred in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

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This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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• Vincent J. Dellay at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Vincent John Dellay at The Political Graveyard
• Vincent John Dellay at Find A Grave

Preceded by T. James Tumulty

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 14th congressional district January 3, 1957-January 3, 1959

Succeeded by Dominick V. Daniels