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Sedita family of Buffalo, New York

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Frank Albert Sedita (1907-1975) — also known as Frank A. Sedita — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., June 20, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for New York state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1936; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1952; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1958-61, 1966-73; resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960; candidate for New York state attorney general, 1966. Italian ancestry. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., May 2, 1975 (age 67 years, 316 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Vincent Sedita and Josephine (Militello) Sedita; brother of Joseph J. Sedita; married to Sarah R. Vacanti; father of Frank A. Sedita Jr. (who married Marilyn Hemstock); grandfather of Frank A. Sedita III.
		Political family: Sedita family of Buffalo, New York.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Joseph J. Sedita (1918-2018) — Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., June 19, 1918. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1980. Died in Orchard Park, Erie County, N.Y., January 13, 2018 (age 99 years, 208 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Vincent Sedita and Josephine (Militello) Sedita; brother of Frank Albert Sedita; married to Antoinette M. Faso; uncle of Frank A. Sedita Jr. (who married Marilyn Hemstock); granduncle of Frank A. Sedita III.
		Political family: Sedita family of Buffalo, New York.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Marilyn Sedita — also known as Marilyn Hemstock — of New York. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2021.

		Relatives: Married to Frank A. Sedita Jr. (son of Frank Albert Sedita; brother of Joseph J. Sedita); mother of Frank A. Sedita III.
		Political family: Sedita family of Buffalo, New York.

Frank A. Sedita Jr. (1935-2013) — Born April 1, 1935. Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1999-2001. Died June 16, 2013 (age 78 years, 76 days). Interment at Acacia Park Cemetery, North Tonawanda, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Frank Albert Sedita; married to Marilyn Hemstock; father of Frank A. Sedita III; nephew of Joseph J. Sedita.
		Political family: Sedita family of Buffalo, New York.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Frank A. Sedita III — Erie County District Attorney, 2009. Still living as of 2021.

		Relatives: Son of Marilyn Sedita and Frank A. Sedita Jr.; grandson of Frank Albert Sedita; grandnephew of Joseph J. Sedita.
		Political family: Sedita family of Buffalo, New York.

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