Ralph Shapiro (November 27, 1908 – April 8, 1974) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
He established and ran a paper products wholesale company in Oswego, New York.
[3] He took his seat in the 180th New York State Legislature,[4] but died less than two months later, before the end of the regular legislative session.
On March 29, 1974, while driving back to Oswego from Albany, he suffered a heart attack, and stopped at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital in Syracuse, New York.
During the night, after suffering another heart attack, he was transferred to the State University Hospital where he died on April 8.