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Podcast: The Long Island History Project
Episode: Holding Court with Peter Fox Cohalan
Description: Peter Fox Cohalan was named Suffolk County Historian in 2012 but in many ways he's been preparing for the role his whole life. In fact, the Cohalans and history go way back. The first Cohalan in America arrived with Lafayette during the Revolution. One branch of the family led to a Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall, another to the first Catholic priest on Long Island. In his own storied career, Peter Fox has been Islip Town Supervisor, Suffolk County Executive, and State Supreme Court Judge (one of five Cohalans -including his father-Â to reach that position.) With the h...