Arthur Wachtel (September 24, 1904 – June 26, 1997) was an American lawyer and politician from

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He was born on September 24, 1904, in

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. He graduated

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from

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in 1928. On June 26, 1932, he married Elizabeth (born c. 1910), and they had one son: Daniel Leonard Wachtel (born c. 1937). Wachtel was a member of the

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from 1939 to 1945, sitting in the 162nd, 163rd, 164th and

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s. In 1945, he resigned his seat to run for the State Senate seat vacated by the death of

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. Wachtel was a member of the

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from 1946 to 1954, sitting in the 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th and

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s. In 1954, he resigned his seat and was appointed to the Municipal Court (Bronx, 1st D.). In November 1954, he was elected to succeed himself and, in 1964, was re-elected. He retired from the Civil Court bench at the end of 1974. He died on June 26, 1997;''Deaths; WACHTEL, ARTHUR''
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'' on June 28, 1997 and was buried at the Riverside Cemetery in

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