Joseph P. Lordi

Joseph P. Lordi
Born(1919-06-28)June 28, 1919
DiedOctober 21, 1983(1983-10-21) (aged 64)
NationalityAmerican
OrganizationNew Jersey Casino Control Commission
TitleChairman
TermSeptember 6, 1977–1981
SuccessorWalter Newton Read
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary
ChildrenLinda Lordi Cavanaugh
WebsiteNew Jersey Casino Control Commission-Archived page

Joseph P. Lordi (June 28, 1919 – October 21, 1983) was an American law enforcement official who served as the Essex County, New Jersey prosecutor and as the first Chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.

Lordi was a counterespionage agent for the Office of Strategic Services in Europe during World War II. He later graduated from Rutgers School of Law–Newark.