Shapiro was Mayor of Oswego from 1960 to 1967 ; and an alternate delegate to the 1964 Democratic National Convention . On February 14 , 1974 , he was elected to the New York State Assembly , to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Edward F. Crawford to the New York Supreme Court . He took his seat in the 180th New York State Legislature , but died less than two months later , before the end of the regular legislative session
1964 Democratic National Convention
1964 Democratic National Convention
Ralph Shapiro