Sam Yasgur
| Sam Yasgur | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 9, 1942 Mamaroneck, New York  United States
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| Died | June 23, 2016 (aged 74) Charles County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Cornell University University of Chicago School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney, author |
| Known for | - Sullivan County Attorney - Son of land owner Max Yasgur |
Samuel S. "Sam" Yasgur (born 9 January 1942 - 23 June 2016) was an attorney; Sullivan County, New York official; and the son of Max Yasgur, who leased land on his 600 acres (2.4 km2) dairy farm in Bethel, New York for the in August 1969. Yasgur has said that his "consultations with his father" played a crucial role in the concert coming to Bethel. He grew up on his father's farm, and was a graduate of Cornell University and the University of Chicago School of Law.
Yasgur was a 27-year-old assistant district attorney in Manhattan when his father allowed the to take place on his land. The concert had just been barred from taking place at the Orange County town of Wallkill, NY. The Woodstock Festival took place from August 15 to 18, 1969.
Yasgur went on to become an attorney at Hall Dickler, and also served as Westchester County Attorney.
Yasgur wrote a book about his father, Max B. Yasgur: The Woodstock Festival’s Famous Farmer, which was self-published in August 2009.
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