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Lester David Volk (September 17, 1884 – April 30, 1962) was an American physician, lawyer and politician from New York.


Life

Born in
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, Volk attended the public and high schools. He graduated from Long Island College Hospital in 1906, practiced medicine, and was editor of the ''Medical Economist''. He also studied law, graduated from
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in 1911, was admitted to the bar in 1913, and practiced in Brooklyn. Volk was a Progressive member of the
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(Kings Co., 6th D.) in
1913 Events January * January – Joseph Stalin travels to Vienna to research his ''Marxism and the National Question''. This means that, during this month, Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky and Tito are all living in the city. * January 3 &ndash ...
. He was a coroner's physician in 1914. During
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, he served as a
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in the Medical Corps with the
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in 1918 and 1919. He was largely instrumental in securing the soldiers' bonus granted by the State of New York. He was Judge Advocate of the
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for the State of New York in 1922. Volk was elected as a Republican to the
66th United States Congress The 66th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1919, to ...
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reuben L. Haskell, and was re-elected to the 67th United States Congress, holding office from November 2, 1920, to March 3, 1923. He served as member from
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on the American Waterways Commission in 1924. He also served as Assistant
New York Attorney General The attorney general of New York is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the Department of Law of the state government. The office has existed in various forms since 1626, originally established under the Dutch c ...
from March 1, 1943, to January 15, 1958. Volk died on April 30, 1962, in Brooklyn, and was buried in Bayside Cemetery in Ozone Park, New York.


See also

* List of Jewish members of the United States Congress


External links and sources


Lester Volk
at the
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References

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