A. Frederick Meyerson (February 2, 1918 – June 29, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on February 2, 1918. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School. He graduated from St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and from

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. He was admitted to the bar in 1944, and was employed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Later he was law clerk to a Supreme Court Justice. He married Shirley, and they had two children. Meyerson was a member of the

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from 1969 to 1976, sitting in the 178th, 179th, 180th and

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s. In the evening of July 17, 1969, he tried to assist two policemen and got stabbed in the back twice by members of a youth gang. He resigned his seat in March 1976, and was appointed to the

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. In November 1982, he was elected to the

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(2nd D.). He died on June 29, 2009."MEYERSON, A FREDERICK"
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meyerson, A. Frederick 1918 births 2009 deaths Politicians from Brooklyn Democratic Party New York (state) state senators New York Supreme Court justices St. John's University School of Law alumni 20th-century New York state court judges Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn) alumni St. John's University (New York City) alumni 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature