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Hugh Leo Carey (April 11, 1919 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and attorney of the Democratic Party who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1961 to 1974 and as the 51st governor of New York from 1975 to 1982.
Aug 7, 2011 · Hugh L. Carey, the governor who helped rescue New York from the brink of financial collapse in the 1970s and tamed a culture of ever-growing spending, died Sunday at his summer home on Shelter...
Aug 7, 2011 · Former New York Gov. Hugh Carey has died at the age of 92, his family announced Sunday. Carey passed away peacefully at his summer home on Shelter Island early Sunday morning, according to...
Aug 8, 2011 · NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Former New York Gov. Hugh Carey, who led the rescue effort that brought New York City back from the brink of bankruptcy during its 1975 fiscal crisis, died Sunday. He...
Aug 7, 2011 · NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. Hugh Carey, who led the rescue effort that brought New York City back from the brink of bankruptcy during its 1975 fiscal crisis, died Sunday. He was 92. Gov....
Aug 7, 2011 · Former New York Gov. Hugh Carey was at his best when faced with a crisis and when he took office in 1975, New York City wobbled at the edge of fiscal calamity.
Hugh Carey, who died Aug. 7 at 92, used every weapon in his arsenal, from loan restructuring to political strong-arming, to get the city and state back to financial health.
Hugh L. Carey, the governor who helped rescue New York from the brink of financial collapse in the 1970s and tamed a culture of ever-growing spending, died Sunday at his summer home on Shelter...
Carey was elected the 51st Governor of New York on November 5, 1974, and was re-elected in 1978. As governor he was the architect of the financial plan that averted the bankruptcy of New York City and began a sweeping program of fiscal reform and economic development to restore the state’s vitality.
Aug 12, 2011 · Hugh Carey led the Empire State through the fiscal crisis of the 1970s. His funeral drew a bipartisan who's who of New York's political elite, reports CBS 2's Marcia Kramer.
