Benjamin Antin
Benjamin Antin | |
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Born | New York, New York, U.S. | August 4, 1884
Died | October 22, 1956 | (aged 72)
Alma mater | City College of New York New York University School of Law |
Occupation(s) | Attorney, judge |
Benjamin Antin (August 4, 1884 – October 22, 1956) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York.
Life
He was born on August 4, 1884, in Berlinez, then a village in the
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Bronx Co., 3rd D.) in 1921 and 1922. In 1921, the Citizens Union endorsed Antin for re-election, saying that he was "intelligently active in behalf of housing reform bills."[5]
He was a member of the New York State Senate (22nd D.) from 1923 to 1930, sitting in the 146th, 147th, 148th, 149th, 150th, 151st, 152nd and 153rd New York State Legislatures; and was Chairman of the Committee on Education from 1923 to 1924.
In 1927, he published his autobiography: The Gentleman from the Twenty-Second (Boni & Liveright, New York City, 301 pages).[6]
He died on October 22, 1956, at his home at 601 East 20th Street in the Bronx, after a long illness.[7]
Notes
- ^ New York Red Book (1922, pg. 97)
- ^ M'CALL POINTS WAY FOR LAW GRADUATES in NYT on June 12, 1913
- ^ Antin—Polsky in NYT on August 19, 1918
- ^ MRS. BENJAMIN ANTIN in NYT on February 16, 1970 (subscription required)
- ^ CITIZEN UNION GIVES LINE ON CANDIDATES in NYT on October 26, 1921
- ^ Mr. Antin Writes a Stark Book on State Politics in NYT on March 27, 1927 (subscription required)
- ^ BENJAMIN ANTIN, EX-STATE SENATOR in NYT on October 23, 1956 (subscription required)