Edward A. Rath
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Edward A. Rath
| image =
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| birth_name = Edward August Rath
| birth_date = {{birth date|1907|04|17}}
| birth_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|10|28|1907|04|17}}
| death_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S.
| office = 1st Executive of Erie County
| term_start = 1961
| term_end = 1968
| predecessor = Position established
| successor = B. John Tutuska
| party = Republican
| spouse = Mildred K. Rath (née Gates)
| relations = Edward Rath III (grandson)
}}
Edward August Rath (April 17, 1907 – October 28, 1968) was an American politician who served as the first county executive of Erie County, New York.{{cite web | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2003/04/28/daily36.html | title=Former State Supreme Court Judge Rath dies of cancer | publisher=Buffalo Business First | date=2003-05-01 | accessdate=2013-05-10}}
Career
Following the transition from the board of supervisors form of government for Erie County to a County Executive form, Rath was elected in 1960 to an initial three-year term. The Edward A. Rath County Office Building, is named in his honor.
Rath was re-elected as County Executive in 1963 and 1967. He died in office in 1968 and was succeeded by Sheriff B. John Tutuska.{{cite web|title=Rath, Edward A. (Edward August), 1907-1968.|url=http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/data/34567514|work=worldcat.org|accessdate=2013-05-11}}
Personal life
Rath was the patriarch of a prominent Western New York political family. His son, Edward A. Rath, Jr. (1930-2003), served as a justice of the New York State Supreme Court and his daughter-in-law, Mary Lou Rath was a member of the New York State Senate and a former minority leader of the Erie County Legislature. His grandson, Edward Rath III, is a member of the New York State Senate.{{Cite web|title=Third Generation of the Rath Family Elected to Government Post|url=https://news.wbfo.org/post/third-generation-rath-family-elected-government-post|access-date=2021-05-23|website=news.wbfo.org|language=en}}
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Category:Politicians from Buffalo, New York
Category:New York (state) Republicans
Category:Erie County executives
Category:20th-century New York (state) politicians
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