Charles J. Hynes

Charles J. Hynes
Hynes in 2012
District Attorney of Kings County
In office
January 1990 – December 2013
Preceded byElizabeth Holtzman
Succeeded byKenneth P. Thompson
24th New York City Fire Commissioner
In office
November 5, 1980 – October 22, 1982
MayorEd Koch
Preceded byAugustus A. Beekman
Succeeded byJoseph E. Spinnato
Personal details
Born
Charles Aiken Hynes

(1935-05-28)May 28, 1935
Flatbush, Brooklyn
DiedJanuary 29, 2019(2019-01-29) (aged 83)
Delray Beach, Florida
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePatricia L. Pennisi
Children5
Alma materSt. John's University
OccupationLawyer

Charles Joseph Hynes (born Charles Aiken Hynes; May 28, 1935 – January 29, 2019) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York who served as Kings County District Attorney from 1990 to 2013.