Louis Waldman
20th-Century American politician, lawyer, writer, politician, activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Louis Waldman, see Louis Waldman (disambiguation).
Louis Waldman (January 5, 1892 – September 12, 1982) was a leading figure in the Socialist Party of America from the late 1910s and through the middle 1930s, a founding member of the Social Democratic Federation, and a prominent New York labor lawyer. He was expelled from the New York State Assembly in 1920 during the First Red Scare.[1]
Quick Facts Member of theNew York State Assembly from the 8th New York district, Preceded by ...
Louis Waldman | |
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Member of the New York State Assembly from the 8th New York district | |
In office January 1, 1918 – December 31, 1918 | |
Preceded by | Abraham Goodman |
Succeeded by | Herman Weiss |
In office January 1, 1920 – April 1, 1920 | |
Preceded by | Herman Weiss |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
In office September 16, 1920 – September 21, 1920 | |
Preceded by | Vacant |
Succeeded by | Morris D. Reiss (1921) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1892-01-05)January 5, 1892 Yancherudnia, Ukraine |
Died | September 12, 1982(1982-09-12) (aged 90) Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged Manhattan, New York City |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Socialist Social Democratic American Labor |
Spouse | Bella B. Waldman |
Occupation | politician, labor lawyer |
Known for | Social Democratic Federation co-founder, New York labor lawyer |
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