Albert Berkowitz (June 25, 1910 – March 5, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician from
New York
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Life
He was born on June 25, 1910, in
Glens Falls
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,
Warren County, New York, the son of Hyman Berkowitz and Anna Berkowitz, both Imperial-Russian emigrants. The family moved to
Granville in 1913. He attended Granville High School until 1927. Then he went to
Alfred University
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on a
football scholarship, but transferred soon to the
University of Michigan where he played for the
Michigan Wolverines
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. He graduated
A.B. from UM in 1931. He graduated from
Albany Law School in 1933, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Granville. In November 1934, he married Rena Solomon, and they had five children.
He was District Attorney of
Washington County from 1954 to 1957. Berkowitz was elected on February 14, 1957, to the
New York State Senate
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(37th D.), to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Henry Neddo. He was re-elected three times, and remained in the State Senate until 1964, sitting in the
171st,
172nd,
173rd and
174th New York State Legislature
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Ba ...
s. In November 1964, he ran for re-election, but was defeated by Democrat
F. Warren Travers.
He was a member of the
New York State Athletic Commission from 1965 to 1974. In 1974, he was appointed as Chairman of the
New York State Commission of Correction.
He died on March 5, 2008, at his home in Granville; and was buried at the Temple Beth-El Cemetery there.
''Former state Sen. Albert Berkowitz dies''
in the ''Post Star'' on March 7, 2008
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1910 births
2008 deaths
Politicians from Glens Falls, New York
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
People from Granville, New York
County district attorneys in New York (state)
Michigan Wolverines football players
Alfred University alumni
Albany Law School alumni
20th-century American politicians
New York State Athletic Commissioners