Nathan D. Perlman
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Nathan D. Perlman | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's14thdistrict | |
| In office November 2, 1920 – March 3, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Fiorello La Guardia |
| Succeeded by | William I. Sirovich |
| Member of theNew York State Assembly from the New York County, 6th district | |
| In office January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | William Sulzer |
| Succeeded by | Elmer Rosenberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nathan David Perlman August 2, 1887 Prusice,Poland |
| Died | June 29, 1952(aged 64) New York City |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | College of the City of New York New York University Law School |
Nathan David Perlman(August 2, 1887 – June 29, 1952) was an American lawyer and politician fromNew Yorkwho served as a member of theU.S. House of Representativesfrom 1920 to 1927.
Life[edit]
Born inPrusice,Poland,[1][2]Perlman immigrated to the United States in 1891 with his mother where they settled inNew York City.After attending the city's public schools he pursued higher education by attendingCollege of the City of New York;andNew York University Law School.Perlman graduated from law school in 1907, was admitted to thebarin 1909, and practiced law in New York City.
State assembly[edit]
Perlman was a Special DeputyNew York Attorney Generalfrom 1912 to 1914; and a member of theNew York State Assembly(New York Co., 6th D.) in1915,1916and1917.
Congress[edit]
He was elected as aRepublicanto the66th United States Congressto fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofFiorello H. La Guardia.Perlman was re-elected to the67th,68thand69th United States Congresses,holding office from November 2, 1920, to March 3, 1927.
Later career[edit]
Afterwards Perlman resumed the practice of law. He was a delegate to the New York State Convention to enact the21st Amendment,and then became a New York City Magistrate serving from May 1, 1935, to September 1, 1936.
Perlman wanted to disrupt rallies in New York organized by theGerman American Bund,but could not find any legal means or justification to do so. Setting the law aside, Perlman then conspired with the organized crime figureMeyer Lanskyto violently attack the rallies using Jewish mobsters. These attacks went on for months.[3][4]
At theNew York state election, 1936,he ran on theRepublicanticket forNew York Attorney Generalbut was defeated by the incumbentJohn J. Bennett Jr.He was then appointed as a justice of the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York on November 26, 1936, and was re-appointed on July 1, 1945.
Perlman was a senior official of theAmerican Jewish Congressand, in 1945, consulted with and provided assistance to U.S. Supreme Court JusticeRobert H. Jackson,President Truman's appointee to serve as chief U.S. prosecutor of Nazi war criminals.
Death and burial[edit]
Perlman died at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, and was buried atMount Hebron CemeteryinQueens.[1]
Electoral history[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nathan D. Perlman | 18,042 | 45.2% | |
| Socialist | Algernon Lee | 8,515 | 21.3% | |
| None | Blank, scattering, defective and void | 3,370 | 8.4% | |
| Total votes | 39,927 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nathan D. Perlman(incumbent) | 8,782 | 37.4% | |
| Democratic | David H. Knott | 8,173 | 34.8% | |
| Socialist | Jacob Panken | 6,459 | 27.5% | |
| Prohibition | Kenneth S. Guthrie | 94 | 0.4% | |
| Total votes | 23,508 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nathan D. Perlman(incumbent) | 12,046 | 43.5% | |
| Democratic | William Irving Sirovich | 11,920 | 43.0% | |
| Socialist | William Karlin | 3,165 | 11.4% | |
| Workers | Ludwig Lore | 216 | 0.8% | |
| Total votes | 27,707 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Irving Sirovich | 11,809 | 47.4% | |
| Republican | Nathan D. Perlman(incumbent) | 10,688 | 42.9% | |
| Socialist | S.E. Beardsley | 1,277 | 5.1% | |
| None | Blank, void, and scattering | 1,060 | 4.3% | |
| Workers | Alexander Trachtenberg | 112 | 0.4% | |
| Total votes | 24,930 | 100% | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Nathan Perlman, Jurist, 64, Is Dead - Associate Justice of *Court of Special Sessions Had Been U.S. Representative 4 Terms".New York Times.June 30, 1952. p. 19.Retrieved17 April2016.
- ^Encyclopædia Britannica,Britannica book of the year,1953, page 530
- ^"Jewish Gangsters in America".
- ^Benson, Michael (2022).Gangsters vs Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America.New York: Citadel Press. pp. 45–51.ISBN9780806541792.
- ^"Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920".RetrievedJune 28,2020.
- ^"Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 7, 1922".RetrievedJune 29,2020.
- ^"Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 4, 1924".RetrievedJune 29,2020.
- ^"Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1926".RetrievedJune 29,2020.
Sources[edit]
- United States Congress."Nathan D. Perlman (id: P000239)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links[edit]
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