Samuel Bonom (March 7, 1912 – December 15, 1962) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Bonom was born on March 7, 1912, in

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. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School,

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and

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. He married Clarice Juliet Goldberg (1910-1998), and they had two children. He practiced law in New York City, and was an Assistant D.A. of Kings County. He was elected on February 7, 1956, to the

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(Kings Co., 2nd D.), to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

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. Bonom was re-elected three times, and remained in the State Assembly until his death in 1962, sitting in the 170th, 171st, 172nd and

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s. In November 1962, he was re-elected, but died on December 15, 1962,''Public Papers of the Governor''
(1963; pg. 443) before the next Legislature convened.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonom, Samuel 1912 births 1962 deaths Politicians from Brooklyn Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly New York University alumni Fordham University School of Law alumni 20th-century American legislators Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn) alumni