Meyer C. Ellenstein (October 15, 1886 – February 11, 1967) served as mayor of
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.[Mayor LaGuardia
Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (; born Fiorello Enrico LaGuardia, ; December 11, 1882September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives and served as the 99th Mayor of New York City from ...]
's attempt to expand North Beach Airport (later known as
LaGuardia Airport) for commercial flights.
[Ellenstein Scores Mayor on Airport; Newark Executive Charges 'Political Expediency' in Building North Beach Airport]
''The New York Times
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'', September 3, 1938. Accessed September 30, 2009.
Ellenstein's wife was one of three survivors of a TWA airplane crash in rural Pennsylvania in April 1936.
He died on February 11, 1967.
He was the father of actor
Robert Ellenstein.
References
External links
Biographical information for Meyer C. Ellensteinfrom
The Political Graveyard
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1886 births
1967 deaths
20th-century mayors of places in New Jersey
Mayors of Newark, New Jersey
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