Dennis J. Patrick O'Grady

Dennis J. Patrick O'Grady (December 9, 1943 – March 29, 1972) was an American politician in the state of Florida. A Republican, he was the youngest person elected to the Florida State Senate. He won his seat at age 23 in a court-ordered election on March 28, 1967, to represent the 15th[1] District and served until 1968. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and had worked as a building contractor and nurseryman.[2]

On March 29, 1972, O'Grady died in a car crash at the age of 28.[3][4]

  1. ^ The Florida Senate 1967 (PDF). Florida Senate. p. 16.
  2. ^ Morris, Allen and Joan Perry Morris, compilers. The Florida Handbook 2007-2008 31st Biennial Edition. Page 160. Peninsula Publishing. Tallahassee. 2007. ISBN 978-0-9765846-1-2 Softcover ISBN 978-0-9765846-2-9 Hardcover
  3. ^ New Guard. Young Americans for Freedom. 1972. Retrieved 25 March 2020. R.l.P. Dennis J. Patrick O'Grady, one of the conservative movement's brightest young leaders, died in an auto accident on March 29 at the age of 28.
  4. ^ "Subject Index of Senate and House Bills, Resolutions, and Memorials" (PDF). Journal of the Senate: 981, 998.