Harold A. Jerry Jr.

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Harold Anderson Jerry Jr. (March 2, 1920 – June 9, 2001) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on March 2, 1920, in

U.S. Army in Europe, and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1948. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Elmira. He married Jocelyn Rogers, and they had four children. They lived in Southport
.

Jerry was a member of the

Adirondack Park Agency. He was a member of the New York Public Service Commission from 1973[2] to 1997; and was Chairman in 1995.[3]

He died on June 9, 2001, at his home in Albany, New York, of cancer.[4]

His son Philip C. R. Jerry (1955–1996) was a dancer and choreographer who in 1994 choreographed a balletic adaptation of Our Town set to music by Aaron Copland.[5]

Sources

  1. ^ New York Red Book (1961–1962; pg. 76)
  2. New York Times
    on January 30, 1973 (subscription required)
  3. New York Times
    on January 7, 1995
  4. New York Times
    on June 20, 2001
  5. New York Times
    on August 3, 1996
New York State Senate
Preceded by New York State Senate
49th District
1959–1962 		Succeeded by
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