Leon Sacks
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Leon Sacks was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
at Philadelphia in 1923, and from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1926. He commenced the practice of law in Philadelphia in 1926. He was appointed deputy Attorney General
of Pennsylvania in February 1935 and served until January 1937. He was elected as a member of the Democratic State committee in 1936 and served until 1942.
as a Democrat to the 75th United States Congress
and to the two succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942
.
Commission from 1957 to 1967.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Early life
Leon Sacks was born in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
at Philadelphia in 1923, and from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1926. He commenced the practice of law in Philadelphia in 1926. He was appointed deputy Attorney General
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
of Pennsylvania in February 1935 and served until January 1937. He was elected as a member of the Democratic State committee in 1936 and served until 1942.
United States House of Representatives
He was elected in 1936United States House election, 1936
The U.S. House election, 1936 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1936 which coincided with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's landslide re-election. Roosevelt's Democratic Party gained twelve more net seats from the Republican Party, bringing them above a...
as a Democrat to the 75th United States Congress
75th United States Congress
The Seventy-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, during the first two years...
and to the two succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942
United States House election, 1942
The U.S. House election, 1942 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1942 which occurred in the middle of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's third term.Two main factors led to the Republican gains during this election cycle...
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World War II and later life
He served at Army Air Forces Eastern Flying Training Command, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, from January 4, 1943, to January 10, 1946, when resumed the practice of his profession. He was a member of State Veterans Commission from 1951 to 1969, and the chairman of the registration commission of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1965. He was a member of Military ReservationsMilitary base
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Commission from 1957 to 1967.