BIOGRAPHY: Frank Comesky; Nyack, Rockland co., New York

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Portrait and Biographical Record of Rockland and Orange Counties New York
Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens of the Counties.
Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents of the United
States.
New York and Chicago; Chapman Publishing Co., 1895

FRANK COMESKY, District Attorney for Rockland County, with residence at Nyack,
was born in Carmel, Putnam County, N. Y., on the 14th of January, 1858. He is
the son of Owen and Ann (Magie) Comesky, who were of Irish extraction. In his
early boy-hood Mr. Comesky's parents moved from Carmel to Tappan, this county,
where they made their home until their decease. The father was a farmer by
occupation, and was an industrious, persevering man.

The rudiments of his education Mr. Comesky obtained in the public schools, but
not being satisfied to begin life with such knowledge as could be gained
there, he afterward entered the State Normal School at Albany, and remained in
that institution until he was graduated, in 1881. It was his intention to make
teaching his life work, and immediately after completing his course of study
he accepted the position of Principal of the Grassy Point Public School, where
he remained for two years. The three following years, from 1883 to 1886, he
was employed as Principal of the Mont Moor Public Schools, in this county.
Meantime Mr. Comesky turned his attention to the law, and, devoting his spare
hours to its study, he was admitted to the Bar in 1886, at the general term of
the Supreme Court in Brooklyn, N. Y. In April, 1887, he opened an office at
Nyack, where he has since engaged in active practice. Soon after coining here,
he began to take an active part in public affairs. In 189o he was elected
School Commissioner over Alonzo Bedell, the Republican candidate, and served
in that capacity for three years, though of course not abandoning his
practice. In 1893 he was nominated District Attorney by the Democratic party
and was elected without opposition, the Republicans nominating no candidate
against him.

In his fraternal relations Mr. Comesky is a member of Wawayanda Lodge No. 315,
F. & A. M., at Piermont, and he is also actively connected with the Order of
Foresters and the Nyack Rowing Association. As an attorney he is keen, shrewd,
well informed regarding all the technicalities of the law, and fitted to
discharge the duties of his present position in a manner entirely satisfactory
to the people of the county. As District Attorney, although he has tried over
thirty cases, he has lost but three.