Mario Cuomo

Mario Matthew Cuomo (June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He served as the Secretary of State of New York from 1975 to 1978, as the Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1979 to 1982 and as the 52nd Governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994. His son Andrew Cuomo was the governor of New York from 2011 to 2021.

The Honorable Mario Cuomo
Mario Cuomo in May 1987.
52nd Governor of New York
In office January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1994
Lieutenant	Alfred DelBello Warren Anderson Stan Lundine
Preceded by	Hugh Carey
Succeeded by	George Pataki
69th Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office January 1, 1979 – December 31, 1982
Governor	Hugh Carey
Preceded by	Mary Anne Krupsak
Succeeded by	Alfred DelBello
58th Secretary of State of New York
In office January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1978
Governor	Hugh Carey
Preceded by	John Ghezzi
Succeeded by	Basil Paterson
Personal details
Born	Mario Matthew Cuomo (1932-06-15)June 15, 1932 Queens, New York, U.S.
Died	January 1, 2015(2015-01-01) (aged 82) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Resting place	St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Matilda Raffa
Children	Andrew Maria Margaret Madeline Chris
Alma mater	St. John's University
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Cuomo was born on June 15, 1932 in Queens, New York City to an Italian Catholic family.^[1] He studied at St. John's University. Cuomo was married to Matilda Raffa from 1954 until his death in 2015. They have five children.

Cuomo died on January 1, 2015, in his home in Manhattan, New York City at the age of 82 from heart failure only hours after his son Andrew was sworn-in to a second term as governor of New York state.^[2] His funeral was held on January 6, 2015 at the Saint Ignatius Loyola Church in Manhattan, New York. He was buried at St. John Cemetery, in Queens, New York.

References

1. Mario Cuomo, "Religious Belief and Public Morality: A Catholic Governor's Perspective: Remarks delivered at the University of Notre Dame"
2. "Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dead at 82"

Other websites

Media related to Mario Cuomo at Wikimedia Commons Quotations related to Mario Cuomo at Wikiquote

• Text Cuomo's 1984 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address – "A Tale of Two Cities"
• Text and Audio of Cuomo's Address at the University of Notre Dame– "Religious Belief and Public Morality"
• Lewis Lehrman 1982 NY Governor Campaign Retrospective. Lehrman narrowly lost to Mario Cuomo (51% to 48%) Archived 2007-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Biography at Willkie Farr & Gallagher website Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Video of debate/discussion with Mario Cuomo and Paul Krugman on Bloggingheads.tv
• Booknotes interview with Cuomo on Why Lincoln Matters, July 25, 2004. Archived January 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine