Edward A. Rath

Edward A. Rath was the first County Executive of Erie County, New York, United States.[1] Following the transition from the Board of Supervisors form of government for Erie County to a County Executive form, Rath was elected in 1960 to an initial three-year term. The main Erie County office building Edward A. Rath County Office Building, the home of county government's executive branch, is named after him. Rath was re-elected as County Executive in 1963 and 1967. He died in office in 1968[2] and was succeeded by Erie County Sheriff B. John Tutuska.

Edward August Rath
1st Executive of Erie County
In office 1961–1968
Preceded by	Newly Created
Succeeded by	B. John Tutuska
County Clerk of Erie County
In office 1950–1951
Comptroller of Erie County
In office 1953–1959
Personal details
Born	1907
Died	1968 Buffalo, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mildred K. Rath (1906-1965)

Family

Rath is the patriarch of a prominent Western New York political family. His son, the late Edward A. Rath, Jr., served as a Justice of the New York State Supreme Court and his daughter-in-law, Mary Lou Rath was a New York State Senator and a former minority leader of the Erie County Legislature. His grandson Edward A. Rath III won election in 2007 to the Erie County Legislature. In 2020, he was elected to the New York State Senate.

References

1. "Former State Supreme Court Judge Rath dies of cancer". Buffalo Business First. 2003-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
2. "Rath, Edward A. (Edward August), 1907-1968". worldcat.org. Retrieved 2013-05-11.