▁attended ▁school ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁St . ▁Joh ns ville , ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Alb any . ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Central ▁Rail road . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁he ▁married ▁Flora ▁Ar gers inger , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁several ▁children . ▁ ▁C ull en ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Assembly ▁( Al b any ▁Co ., ▁ 2 nd ▁D .) ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁sitting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 3 rd ▁and ▁ 1 6 4 th ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Legisl atures , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Senate ▁( 3 5 th ▁D .) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁Fire ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Alb any ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁in ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁death s ▁Category : New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Democr ats ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : New ▁York ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category :