Chester Apy

Chester Apy (March 8, 1932 – May 30, 2021) was an American Republican politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from District 5B from 1968 to 1970, and from 1972 to 1974.[1][2] First elected in 1967 in District 5B with Joseph Azzolina, he did not stand for reelection in 1969.[1] However, he ran again in 1971, and won a seat in the Assembly again serving another single term alongside Democrat Eugene J. Bedell.

Chester Apy
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from District 5B
In office
January 11, 1972 – January 8, 1974
Preceded byJoseph Azzolina
James M. Coleman
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
In office
January 9, 1968 – January 13, 1970
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJames M. Coleman
Personal details
Born(1932-03-08)March 8, 1932
Red Bank, New Jersey
DiedMay 30, 2021(2021-05-30) (aged 89)
Red Bank, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceLittle Silver, New Jersey

Apy attended grammar school in Little Silver, Peddie School, Sherborne School (as an exchange student), and Princeton University, and earned an LL.B from Columbia University School of Law. A resident of Little Silver, he worked as an attorney and was a partner in a Red Bank law firm.[3]

He died on May 30, 2021, in Red Bank, New Jersey at age 89.[4]

References
  1. "Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on September 26, 1969 · Page 2". Newspapers.com. 1969-09-26. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  2. "Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on October 11, 1969 · Page 1". Newspapers.com. 1969-10-11. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  3. Fitzgerald, J.A. (1972). Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  4. Wildstein, David (25 July 2021). "Chester Apy, former assemblyman and victim of 1960s redistricting, dies at 89". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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