Michael J. Gillen


Michael J. Gillen was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was born on August 5, 1885, in Brooklyn, the son of John Gillen and Margaret Nancy Gillen. He attended the public schools. He engaged in the real estate and insurance business. On February 4, 1917, he married Mary Agnes Burke, and they had several children.
Gillen was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939–40 and 1941–42.
He died on February 1, 1942, in Brooklyn, of a heart attack; and was buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery there.