Michael J. Gillen

Michael J. Gillen (August 5, 1885 – February 1, 1942) was an American politician from New York.

He was born on August 5, 1885, in Brooklyn, the son of John Gillen (1853–1924) and Margaret Nancy (McGrath) Gillen (1860–1944).

He engaged in the real estate and insurance business.

Gillen was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 3rd D.) in 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939–40 and 1941–42.

On February 4, 1917, he married Mary Agnes Burke (1894–1963), and they had several children He died on February 1, 1942, in Brooklyn, of a heart attack;[1] and was buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery there.