Joseph Daly Nunan

Background

He was born on December 28, 1897, in Brooklyn.

Career

He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1938. He was United States. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st New York District from March 1, 1944 until June 30, 1947. At that time, he was hired by Lawrence Bardin, President of the Indianapolis Brewing Company and turned an Internal Revenue Service debt of $636,000 into a $35,000 refund.

Lawrence Bardin was subsequently convicted of income tax evasion and served ten months in prison.

He was convicted of tax evasion in 1952. He was convicted of hiding more than $90,000 income.

He died in February 1968.

Achievements

• In particular, he had won $1,800 on a bet that Harry Truman would win the election, but he neglected to declare it on his taxes.

Membership

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Queens Company, 4th Doctorate) in 1930. He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd Doctorate) from 1931 to 1940, sitting in the 154th, 155th, 156th, 157th, 158th, 159th, 160th, 161st and 162nd New York State Legislatures.