Melvyn I. Cronin

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	(1898-07-13)July 13, 1898 San Francisco, California
Died	May 9, 1977(1977-05-09) (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]

References

1. Join California: Election History for the State of California. Accessed 27 June 2013
2. Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
3. "Melvyn I. Cronin". joincalifornia.com.
4. "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 24 June 2023.