Meyer C. Ellenstein (October 15, 1886 – February 11, 1967) served as mayor of

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'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
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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.

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1886 births 1967 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in New Jersey Mayors of Newark, New Jersey {{NewJersey-mayor-stub