Irwin Steingut
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Irwin Steingut was an American lawyer, businessman and politician.
, and emigrated to the United States
in 1873. He settled in New York City
, and married Lena Wolbach who was born in Kiev
. Simon's father Joseph Steingut was a banker in Hamburg
.
Irwin Steingut attended and graduated from Public School Nr. 19 in New York City. Then he studied law at New York University
, and graduated in 1912. Afterwards he worked for a year as a reporter for Associated Press
. In 1913, he entered his father's real estate business at 47 West Forty-Second Street, Manhattan
.
On June 12, 1914, he married Rea Kaufmann (b. June 12, 1893 NYC). Their children were June Eleanor (b. August 12, 1917) and Stanley Steingut
.
He was a Democratic member from Kings County of New York State Assembly from 1922 to 1952, was minority leader from 1930 to 1934 and 1936 to 1952, and was Speaker
in 1935.
He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
s of 1936, 1940, 1944 and 1948. He was a member of the New York Democratic State Committee in 1936 and 1948.
Life
His father Simon Steingut was born in 1856 in HamburgHamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, and emigrated to the United States
United States
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in 1873. He settled in New York City
New York City
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, and married Lena Wolbach who was born in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. Simon's father Joseph Steingut was a banker in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
Irwin Steingut attended and graduated from Public School Nr. 19 in New York City. Then he studied law at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, and graduated in 1912. Afterwards he worked for a year as a reporter for Associated Press
Associated Press
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. In 1913, he entered his father's real estate business at 47 West Forty-Second Street, Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
.
On June 12, 1914, he married Rea Kaufmann (b. June 12, 1893 NYC). Their children were June Eleanor (b. August 12, 1917) and Stanley Steingut
Stanley Steingut
Stanley Steingut was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...
.
He was a Democratic member from Kings County of New York State Assembly from 1922 to 1952, was minority leader from 1930 to 1934 and 1936 to 1952, and was Speaker
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
The Speaker of the New York State Assembly is the highest official in the New York State Assembly, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party....
in 1935.
He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...
s of 1936, 1940, 1944 and 1948. He was a member of the New York Democratic State Committee in 1936 and 1948.
Sources
- Google Book Carl Wilhelm Schlegel: Schlegel's American Families of German Ancestry in the United States (1917, re-published 2003, ISBN 0-806-31728-0)
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stein-steinmetz.html#RVM0QVMJS Political Graveyard