Isidore Dollinger (November 13, 1903 – January 30, 2000) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served five terms in the
U.S. House of Representatives, representing
New York from 1949 to 1959.
Life
Dollinger was born on November 13, 1903, in
New York City
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. He graduated from
New York University
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In 1832, th ...
in 1925, and from
New York Law School
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in 1928. He was admitted to the bar in 1929.
He was a member of the
New York State Assembly (Bronx County, 4th District) in
1937,
1938,
1939–40,
1941–42 and
1943–44.
Political career
He was a member of the
New York State Senate (26th District) from 1945 to 1948, sitting in the
165th and
166th New York State Legislature
The 166th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 8, 1947, to March 13, 1948, during the fifth and sixth years of Thomas E. Dewey's governorship, in Albany.
Backgro ...
s.
Congress
Dollinger was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
81st,
82nd,
83rd,
84th,
85th and
86th United States Congress
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es, holding office from January 3, 1949, to December 31, 1959, when he resigned to take office as
District Attorney of Bronx County
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.
New York Supreme Court
He was a Justice of
New York Supreme Court (1st District) from 1969 to 1973, and an Official Referee (i.e. a senior judge on an additional seat) of the Supreme Court from 1974 to 1975.
Death
He died on January 30, 2000, in
White Plains, New York
(Always Faithful)
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, and was buried at
Mount Hebron Cemetery in
Flushing, Queens.
See also
*
List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
References
External links
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1903 births
2000 deaths
Burials at Mount Hebron Cemetery (New York City)
Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Bronx County District Attorneys
New York Supreme Court Justices
New York University alumni
New York Law School alumni
Politicians from the Bronx
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American judges