Louis J. Lefkowitz
| Louis J. Lefkowitz | |
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Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney General of New York
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| 59th Attorney General of New York | |
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In office January 10, 1957 – December 31, 1978 |
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| Governor |
W. Averell Harriman Nelson Rockefeller Malcolm Wilson Hugh Carey |
| Preceded by | Jacob K. Javits |
| Succeeded by | Robert Abrams |
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| Born |
July 3, 1904 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1996 (aged 91) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Schwimmer |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Lawyer, judge, politician |
| Religion | Judaism |
Louis J. Lefkowitz (July 3, 1904 – June 20, 1996) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the Attorney General of New York State for 22 years.
Lefkowitz was born to a Jewish family in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Samuel Lefkowitz and Mollie (Isaacs) Lefkowitz, and brother of Leo Lefkowitz and Helen (Lefkowitz) Schlesinger. On June 14, 1931, he married Helen Schwimmer (1908–1986). They had a son, Stephen Lefkowitz, and a daughter, Joan Lefkowitz Feinbloom.
Lefkowitz was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 6th D.) in 1928, 1929 and 1930.
In 1935, he became a municipal judge. In 1957, he was elected by the New York State Legislature as New York Attorney General, to succeed Jacob K. Javits, who resigned after his election to the U.S. Senate. Lefkowitz was re-elected in 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 and 1974, holding the office for 22 years, the longest tenure since the office was established in 1777.
In 1961, he was the Republican candidate for Mayor of New York City, but lost to Democrat Robert F. Wagner, Jr.
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