Melvyn I. Cronin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 25th district | |
| In office January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1942 | |
| Preceded by | William B. Hornblower |
| Succeeded by | Gerald P. Haggerty |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 27th district | |
| In office January 7, 1929 – January 2, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Leland Richard Jacobson |
| Succeeded by | B. J. Feigenbaum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1898 San Francisco, California |
| Died | May 9, 1977 (aged 78) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lorena Mural Carley |
| Children | 2 |
Melvyn I. Cronin (June 13, 1898 – May 9, 1977) was a United States politician,[1] lawyer, and judge.
Cronin was born in San Francisco in 1898 and worked in the city's Park and Recreation Department where as a youth he taught baseball to his cousin Joe Cronin of later Boston Red Sox fame. He graduated from St. Ignatius College, later the University of San Francisco, with a degree in law and started a partnership with controversial lawyer Vincent Hallinan. During World War I he served in the United States Army.[2] He was later a member of the California State Assembly for the 27th and 25th district,[3] but resigned from the California State Assembly on January 4, 1942.
From 1953 to 1977, he was a Judge of the California Superior Court, and served in San Francisco as Judge of the Juvenile Court under the Superior Court of California. He was concurrently a member of the California Judicial Council.
He died in San Francisco County in 1977.[4]