Abraham Greenberg (August 22, 1881, in

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– May 10, 1941, in

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, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He attended the public schools. In 1903, he began to practice law in

. Greenberg was a member of the

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(New York Co., 31st D.) in

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. He was again a member of the State Assembly (New York Co., 26th D.) in

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, and was one of the Managers (i.e. assemblymen who acted as prosecutors) at the impeachment trial of Governor William Sulzer. Greenberg was declared elected to the

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, and sat through the whole regular session while his election was contested by Progressive Joseph Steinberg. On March 27, 1914, the day before the annual adjournment ''sine die'', Steinberg was seated in place of Greenberg. Greenberg was a member of the

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(17th D.) in

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and

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. His election was unsuccessfully contested by Republican

Courtlandt Nicoll Courtlandt Nicoll (December 2, 1880 in New York City – September 20, 1938 in Water Mill, Suffolk County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Early life He was the son of Benjamin Nicoll (1855–1921) and Grace Davi ...

. He died on May 10, 1941, in the Rockefeller Institute in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Greenberg, Abraham 1881 births 1941 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Manhattan Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Jewish American state legislators in New York (state) 20th-century American politicians