Irving Saypol
| Irving Howard Saypol | |
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| New York Supreme Court Justice | |
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In office 1952–1968 |
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| United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office 1949–1951 |
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| Preceded by | John F. X. McGohey |
| Succeeded by | Myles J. Lane |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 3, 1905 Lower East Side Manhattan, New York City |
| Died | June 30, 1977 (aged 71) Manhattan, New York City |
| Education |
St. Lawrence University Brooklyn Law School |
Irving Howard Saypol (September 3, 1905 – June 30, 1977) was a United States attorney for the Southern District of New York and New York Supreme Court Justice. He was involved in several high-profile Communist prosecutions, including the Alger Hiss, William Remington, Abraham Brothman, and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg cases.
He was born on September 3, 1905 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City to Louis and Michakin Saypol.
While attending night classes at Brooklyn Law School he married in September 1925 to Adele B. Kaplan. Their son, Ronald Saypol, served as CEO of Lionel Corporation from 1968 to 1982.
Saypol quickly advanced in the United States Attorney's Office. Irving Saypol led the prosecution of several members of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) including Eugene Dennis, William Z. Foster, John Gates, Robert G. Thompson, Gus Hall, William Remington, Abraham Brothman and Miriam Moskowitz. As a result of these prosecutions Saypol was described by Time as "the nations's number one legal hunter of top communists."
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