Samuel Dickstein
American congressman and state supreme court justice (1885–1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the American politician. For the Polish mathematician, see Samuel Dickstein (mathematician).
Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York (22-year tenure), a New York State Supreme Court Justice, and a Soviet spy. He played a key role in establishing the committee that would become the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which he used to attack fascists, including Nazi sympathizers, and suspected communists. In 1999, authors Allen Weinstein and Alexander Vassiliev learned that Soviet files indicate that Dickstein was a paid agent of the NKVD.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Quick Facts Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization ...
Samuel Dickstein | |
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Justice, New York State Supreme Court | |
In office 1946–1954 | |
Chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization | |
In office 1931–1945 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office March 4, 1923 – December 30, 1945 | |
Preceded by | Meyer London |
Succeeded by | Arthur G. Klein |
Constituency | 12th district (1923–45) 19th district (1945) |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 4th New York County district | |
In office January 1, 1919 – December 31, 1922 | |
Preceded by | William Karlin |
Succeeded by | Samuel Mandelbaum |
Personal details | |
Born | (1885-02-05)February 5, 1885 Vilna, Russian Empire (present-day Vilnius, Lithuania) |
Died | April 22, 1954(1954-04-22) (aged 69) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | City College of New York New York Law School |
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