Education
Born in Brooklyn, he attended the local parochial schools, and graduated from Saint Francis College in 1880.
Born in Brooklyn, he attended the local parochial schools, and graduated from Saint Francis College in 1880.
He engaged in the marine insurance and shipping business. Cullen elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses and held office from March 4, 1919 until his death in Washington, District of Columbia in 1944. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Company, 3rd Doctorate) in 1896, 1897 and 1898. He was a member of the New York State Senate (3rd Doctorate) from 1899 to 1918, sitting in the 122nd, 123rd, 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th, 130th, 131st, 132nd, 133rd, 134th, 135th, 136th, 137th, 138th, 139th, 140th and 141st New York State Legislatures. He was a delegate to the 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928 and 1932 Democratic National Conventions.
And a member of the New York State Commission for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915.