Life

Caso graduated from New York University School of Law

New York University School of Law

The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....

 and served in World War II

World War II

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. After the war, he practiced law in Merrick, New York

Merrick, New York

Merrick is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 22,097. The name "Merrick" is taken from Meroke, the name of the Algonquian tribe formerly indigenous to the area...

. He was a supervisor of the Town of Hempstead from 1961 to 1965, and Presiding Supervisor from 1965 to 1970. As a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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, he was Nassau County Executive from 1970 to 1978.

In 1974, Caso ran for Lieutenant Governor of New York

Lieutenant Governor of New York

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 as the running mate of Malcolm Wilson, but the Wilson-Caso ticket was defeated by Democratic Congressman Hugh Carey

Hugh Carey

Hugh Leo Carey was an American attorney, the 51st Governor of New York from 1975 to 1982, and a seven-term United States Representative .- Early life :...

 of Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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 and his running mate, State Senator Mary Anne Krupsak of Amsterdam.

Caso died, age 80, of pneumonia

Pneumonia

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 at the South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside

Oceanside, New York

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, Nassau County, New York

Nassau County, New York

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Sources

• Ralph G. Caso, 80, Is Dead; Led Nassau County in 1970's in NYT on September 2, 1998