Abraham Jacob Multer (December 24, 1900 – November 4, 1986) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served ten terms as a
Democratic member of the
United States House of Representatives
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from
New York
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from 1947 to 1967.
Biography
Born in
New York City
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, the son of Max and Emma (née Rock) Multer, he graduated from
City College of New York
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in 1921 and
Brooklyn Law School
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in 1922. He served in the
United States Coast Guard Reserve
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from 1943 until 1945 and the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
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.
Congress
He was elected to Congress in 1947 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Leo F. Rayfiel
Leo Frederick Rayfiel (March 22, 1888 – November 18, 1978) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a United States representative from New York for one term from 1945 to 1946. He served as a United States district judge of ...
and served from November 4, 1947, until his resignation on December 31, 1967, after election to the
New York Supreme Court
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on November 7, 1967, where he served from January 1, 1968, until January 1, 1977.
He then served as special referee in the Brooklyn Appellate Division, from 1979 to 1984.
Family
He married Bertha Leff in 1925, and they had two sons, Robert and Howard.
Death
He died in
West Hartford, Connecticut
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.
See also
*
List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
This is a list of Jewish members of the United States Congress. , there are 10 American Jews, Jewish senators and 25 Jewish members of the House of Representatives serving in the United States Congress.
Senate
Elected to the Senate, but not ...
References
Retrieved on 2009-03-12
External links
Abraham J. Multer Papersfrom the American Jewish Archives
Multer genealogyincluding Abraham Multer and his family
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1900 births
1986 deaths
20th-century American military personnel
20th-century New York state court judges
20th-century American lawyers
20th-century American Jews
Politicians from New York City
AJLAC members
American Reform Jews
Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
New York Supreme Court justices
City College of New York alumni
Brooklyn Law School alumni
Yeshiva University alumni
Lawyers from New York City
United States Coast Guard reservists
United States Coast Guard auxiliarists
20th-century New York (state) politicians
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives