Irving Lehman
Irving Lehman | |
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Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | |
In office 1940–1945 | |
Preceded by | Frederick E. Crane |
Succeeded by | John T. Loughran |
Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | |
In office 1923–1939 | |
Justice of the New York Supreme Court | |
In office 1909–1923 | |
Personal details | |
Born | U.S. | January 28, 1876
Died | September 22, 1945 Port Chester, New York | (aged 69)
Spouse |
Sissie Straus (m. 1901) |
Parent(s) | Mayer Lehman Babetta Newgass Lehman |
Relatives | Lehman family |
Education | Columbia University (BA, LLB) |
Irving Lehman (January 28, 1876 – September 22, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1940 until his death in 1945.[1]
Biography
He was born on January 28, 1876, in
He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1909 to 1923, elected in 1908 on the Democratic ticket, and re-elected in 1922 on the Democratic and Republican tickets.[3]
In
In 1942 the New York Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of the notorious
Personal life
On June 26, 1901, he married Sissie Straus, the daughter of Nathan Straus,[1] American merchant and philanthropist who co-owned two of New York City's biggest department stores, R.H. Macy & Company and Abraham & Straus.[6] The couple was childless.[7]
Lehman died of a heart ailment on September 22, 1945, at his home on Ridge Street in Port Chester, New York.[1] Services were held at Temple Emanu El in Manhattan.[7] He was buried at the Cypress Hills Cemetery.
References
- ^ New York Times. September 23, 1945. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- OCLC 1062941720.
- New York Times. October 3, 1922. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ "Boro killers plead for life thursday" (PDF). Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle. November 29, 1942. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Lepke's execution delayed by judge". Spokane Daily Chronicle. February 4, 1944. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- New York Times. January 12, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ a b HISTORICAL SOCIETY of the NEW YORK COURTS: "IRVING LEHMAN (1876-1945) - Court of Appeals: 1924-1945" by Henry M. Greenberg retrieved October 28, 2015
Further reading
- Ingalls, Robert P. Herbert H. Lehman and New York's Little New Deal (1975) online