William Frank Brunner (September 15, 1887 – April 23, 1965) was an American businessman and politician who four terms served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York from 1929 to 1935.

William F. Brunner
Sheriff of Queens County
In office
1935–1936
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1929 – September 27, 1935
Preceded byJohn J. Kindred
Succeeded byWilliam Bernard Barry
Member of the New York State Assembly from Queens County's 5th district
In office
January 1, 1922 – December 31, 1928
Preceded byRalph Halpern
Succeeded byMaurice A. FitzGerald
Personal details
Born(1887-09-15)September 15, 1887
Woodhaven, Queens, New York, US
DiedApril 23, 1965(1965-04-23) (aged 77)
Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, US
Other political
affiliations
Democratic
Occupationreal estate, insurance
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1917-1919
RankYeoman First Class

Early life

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Born in Woodhaven, Queens, he attended the public schools, Far Rockaway High School in Far Rockaway, Queens, and Packard Commercial School in New York City. He moved to Rockaway Park, Queens in 1901, engaged in the insurance and real-estate business, and served in the United States Navy as a yeoman first class from 1917 to 1919.

Political career

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He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Queens Co., 5th D.) in 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928.

Congress

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He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-first and to the three succeeding Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1929, until his resignation on September 27, 1935, having been elected sheriff of Queens County. He served as sheriff from 1935 until his resignation in 1936 and was president of the Board of Aldermen of New York City from January 1 to December 31, 1937.

Later career and death

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Brunner resumed the insurance and real-estate business and was Queens County commissioner of borough works from July 1 to December 31, 1941. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in 1942 and for election on the American Labor Party ticket to the Seventy-eighth Congress. He was president of Rockaway Beach Hospital (later named Peninsula General Hospital, then Peninsula Hospital Center) from 1946 to 1965. He died in Far Rockaway on April 23, 1965. Interment was in St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village.

References

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  • United States Congress. "William F. Brunner (id: B000981)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-03-28
New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Ralph Halpern
New York State Assembly
Queens County 5th District

1922-1928
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd congressional district

1929–1935
Succeeded by