Arthur George Klein (August 8, 1904 – February 20, 1968) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served eight terms as a

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from New York during the mid-20th century. He also served as a justice on the

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from 1957 to 1968.

Biography

Arthur G. Klein was born in New York City on August 8, 1904. He attended public schools and

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at New York City. He graduated from the law department of New York University in 1926.

Early career

He was admitted to the

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in 1927, and commenced practice in New York City. He was connected with the

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in Washington, D.C., and New York City between 1935 and 1941.

Congress

He was elected as a

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to the Seventy-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of M. Michael Edelstein. He was reelected to the

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and served from July 29, 1941, to January 3, 1945. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1944, He was elected to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

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and then reelected in 1946 to the Eightieth and to the four succeeding

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es and served from February 19, 1946, until his resignation December 31, 1956.

New York Supreme Court

He was elected to the

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for the term commencing January 1, 1957, and served until his death.

Death

He died in New York City February 20, 1968, and is interred in Mount Moriah Cemetery in

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References

*New York Times, Justice Arthur G. Klein Is Dead, February 22, 1968 {{DEFAULTSORT:Klein, George 1904 births 1968 deaths Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives New York University School of Law alumni New York (state) lawyers New York Supreme Court Justices Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American judges Burials at Mount Moriah Cemetery (Fairview, New Jersey) 20th-century American Jews