Robert M. Morgenthau
| Robert M. Morgenthau | |
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| New York County District Attorney | |
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In office January 1, 1975 – December 31, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Kuh |
| Succeeded by | Cyrus Vance, Jr. |
| United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office December 4, 1962 – January 15, 1970 |
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| Nominated by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Vincent L. Broderick (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Whitney N. Seymour, Jr. |
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In office April 18, 1961 – September 4, 1962 |
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| Nominated by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Samuel H. Gillespie, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Vincent L. Broderick (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
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Robert Morris Morgenthau July 31, 1919 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater |
Amherst College Yale Law School |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant commander |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert Morris Morgenthau (/ˈmɔːrɡənθɔː/ MORG-ən-thaw; born July 31, 1919) is an American lawyer. From 1975 until his retirement in 2009, he was the District Attorney for New York County, the borough of Manhattan. He is the third-longest serving district attorney in United States history; only E. Michael McCann of Milwaukee County and Henry Wade of Dallas served longer.
Morgenthau was born in 1919 in New York City into a prominent Ashkenazi Jewish family that had emigrated from Baden in 1866. He is the son of Elinor (née Fatman) and long-time Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr. His maternal great grandfather was Mayer Lehman, a co-founder of Lehman Brothers. His grandfather, Henry Morgenthau, Sr., was United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Before going into diplomatic service, Henry Morgenthau, Sr. had made a fortune in real estate and then became a strong financial backer of President Woodrow Wilson. His paternal grandmother was born in Montgomery, Alabama. From his earliest days, the Morgenthau family was well-connected politically. The family home was near Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Springwood Estate at Hyde Park, New York, and he grew up knowing Roosevelt.
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