Louis J. Lefkowitz

Louis J. Lefkowitz
Louis J. Lefkowitz
59th Attorney General of New York
	In office; January 10, 1957 – December 31, 1978
Governor	W. Averell Harriman; Nelson Rockefeller; Malcolm Wilson; Hugh Carey
Preceded by	Jacob K. Javits
Succeeded by	Robert Abrams
Member of the New York State Assembly; from the New York County's 6th district
	In office; January 1, 1928 – December 31, 1930
Preceded by	Morris Weinfeld
Succeeded by	Irving D. Neustein
Personal details
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 (m. 1931; died 1986)
Children	2
Profession	Lawyer, judge, politician

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. He was a Republican.

The Louis J. Lefkowitz State Office Building

Personal life

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.

Political career

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, Lefkowitz was elected by the New York State Legislature as New York Attorney General, to succeed Jacob K. Javits, who resigned after being elected 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.

Lefkowitz was a delegate to the 1944, 1948, 1960, and 1964 Republican National Conventions, and an alternate delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. He was a moderate or even liberal Republican and part of the Thomas E. Dewey and Nelson A. Rockefeller faction of the New York Republican Party.

Lefkowitz died from Parkinson's disease at his home in Manhattan.

The Louis J. Lefkowitz State Office Building at 80 Centre Street in the Civic Center district of Manhattan was named for him.[1]

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References

Notes

"Louis J. Lekfowitz State Office Building" Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine on the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services website

External links

"Louis J. Lefkowitz, 22-Year Attorney General, Dies at 91" (obituary), The New York Times, June 21, 1996
"MRS. LOUIS J. LEFKOWITZ" (Helen Lefkowitz obituary), The New York Times, March 19, 1986

New York State Assembly
Preceded by Morris Weinfeld	New York State Assembly New York County, 6th District 1928–1930	Succeeded by Irving D. Neustein
Legal offices
Preceded by Jacob K. Javits	Attorney General of New York 1957–1979	Succeeded by Robert Abrams
Party political offices
Preceded by Robert Christenberry	Republican Nominee for Mayor of New York City 1961	Succeeded by John V. Lindsay

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[1] "Louis J. Lekfowitz State Office Building" Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine on the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services website