Melville E. Abrams (February 14, 1912 – October 10, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on February 14, 1912, in New York City. He attended Junior High School No. 61 and

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. He graduated from the College of the City of New York and

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. He practiced law in New York City, and entered politics as a

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. He married Anne Soffrin, and they had one son: Mark David Abrams (born 1950). Abrams was a member of the

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from 1955 until his death in 1966, sitting in the 170th, 171st, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th and

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s. He was Chairman of the Committee on Social Welfare in 1965 and 1966. He died on October 10, 1966, at his home at 1160 Evergreen Avenue in the Bronx, of a heart attack.''Assemblyman Melville Abrams, Hunts Point Representative, Dies''
in the '' New York Times'' on October 11, 1966 (subscription required)

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