Basil B. Bruno
Basil B. Bruno | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from Monmouth County | |
| In office 1936–1937 Serving with Haydn Proctor | |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from Monmouth County | |
| In office 1925–1927 Serving with Peter F. Dodd | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1887 Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Died | 1955 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Amelia Heilig |
| Alma mater | New Jersey College of Pharmacy |
| Occupation | Pharmacist |
Basil B. Bruno (1887–1955) was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing Monmouth County in 1924 and 1925, and again in 1936.[1]
Biography
[edit]The son of Italian immigrants, Bruno was born in Long Branch, New Jersey on October 17, 1887. He was educated in the Long Branch Public Schools and was a 1910 graduate of the New Jersey College of Pharmacy, now part of Rutgers University. For eighteen years he was a pharmacist in Long Branch, ultimately operating two pharmacies. In 1930 he changed careers and went into the real estate and insurance business. He was a volunteer firefighter with Atlantic Engine & Truck Co. No. 2, of the Long Branch Fire Department. Basil Bruno served as a member of the Long Branch Board of Health.[2]
He was active in fraternal orders, including the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Junior Order of United American Mechanics and the Triluminar Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons.
Basil B. Bruno died in 1955 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch.
Legislative career
[edit]Bruno was elected to the State Assembly in the 1924 general Election, and reelected in 1925. He was elected to a third, one-year term in 1935.
References
[edit]- ^ Forgosh, Linda B. (2016-09-06). Louis Bamberger: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 978-1-61168-982-2.
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey; Josephine A. Fitzgerald, Publisher; Trenton, NJ; 1936; p 296