C3686-17A, President Reagan with Mayor Ed Koch, Lt. Governor Mario Cuomo and Senator Al D'Amato at a Ceremony to present Mayor Koch with check for Westway Project Funds at Gracie Mansion, New York city. 09/7/1981. Reagan White House Photographs; White House Photographic Collection; Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

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Edward Irving Koch

Mayor of New York, NY (1978-1989); United States Representative (D-New York) (1969-1977)

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Place of DeathNew York, NY, USA

Place of BirthNew York, NY, USA

KOCH, Edward Irving, a Representative from New York; born in the Bronx, N.Y., December 12, 1924; studied at City College of New York; LL.B., New York University Law School, 1948; combat infantryman with rank of sergeant, 1943-1946; admitted to the bar in 1949 and commenced practice in New York City; elected Democratic district leader of Greenwich Village, 1963-1965; delegate to State convention, 1964; elected to New York City Council, 1966; elected as a Democrat-Liberal to the Ninety-first and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1969, until his resignation December 31, 1977, to become mayor of New York City for the term commencing January 1, 1978; reelected mayor in 1981 and 1985; died on February 1, 2013, in New York City, N.Y.

5 US Congresses Served
91st – 95th(1969 – 1979)
House Years of Service
1969 – 1979
State / Territory
New York
Position
Representative
Party
Democrat-Liberal

Dates in Office 1978 - 1989 Mayor of New York City
1969 - 1977 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
1967 - 1969 Member of the New York City Council

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