Frank Fossella
{{Short description|American politician and land developer}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Frank Fossella
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|11|06}}
| birth_place = Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|08|18|1925|11|06}}
| death_place = South Beach, Staten Island, New York, US
| office = Member of the New York City Council
from the 1st district
| term_start = January 1, 1985
| term_end = December 31, 1985
| preceded = Nicholas LaPorte
| succeeded = Susan Molinari
| party = Democratic
| alma_mater = Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
| spouse =
}}
Frank Vincent Fossella (November 6, 1925 – August 18, 2014) was an American politician and land developer. He was of Italian descent.
Life and career
Frank Fossella represented parts of Staten Island as a member of the New York City Council in 1985.{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B05E0D91038F93AA25752C1A963948260|title=Restorations: Park and Party|date=19 November 1985|work=New York Times|access-date=27 April 2019|quote=By a margin of only 161 votes (out of 43,000), Susan Molinari has been officially declared the winner of the Nov. 5 election over Councilman Frank Fossella, a Democrat.}} Mr. Fossella was a member of the Democratic Party, and was uncle to former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives Vito Fossella.{{cite news|url=http://www.silive.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2014/08/frank_fossella_88_political_me.html|title=Frank Fossella, 88, political mentor, teacher and family patriarch|last1=Lore|first1=Diane C.|date=19 August 2014|accessdate=7 June 2015|agency=Staten Island News}}
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Category:American businesspeople in real estate
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:New York City Council members
Category:New York (state) Democrats
Category:Politicians from Staten Island
Category:Businesspeople from Staten Island
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