Harvey M. Lifset
Harvey Mervin Lifset (March 6, 1916 – May 21, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on March 6, 1916, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Abram Lifset and Rose (Barish) Lifset. He attended Nott Terrace High School. He graduated A.B. from Union College in 1937, and LL.B. from Albany Law School in 1940.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1940. In May 1942, he married Violet L. Rubin, and they had two sons.[2] During World War II he served in the U.S. Army, and finished the war as a major of the 82nd Airborne Division.[3] He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, six battle stars, and an Arrowhead device.[4] Later he was promoted to colonel of the Army Reserve. In 1946, he began to practice law in Albany.
Lifset was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1957 to 1968, sitting in the 171st, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Committee on Affairs of Cities in 1965, and Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means from 1966 to 1968.
He died on May 21, 2005, in the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home in Albany, New York.[5]
Sources
- ↑ New York Red Book (1961–1962; pg. 187)
- ↑ Who's Who in the East (1961; pg. 547)
- ↑ "Harvey M. Lifset" in the 2013 Honor a Veteran archives, at New York State Veteran Service Bureau
- ↑ Assemblyman Lifset To Speak at Annual Demo Winter Dinner in the Leader–Herald, of Gloversville and Johnstown, on January 19, 1968
- ↑ LIFSET, HARVEY M. in the Times Union, of Albany, on May 23, 2005
| New York Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | New York State Assembly Albany County, 2nd District 1957–1965 |
Succeeded by district abolished |
| Preceded by
new district
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New York State Assembly 112th District 1966 |
Succeeded by Donald J. Mitchell |
| Preceded by | New York State Assembly 103rd District 1967–1968 |
Succeeded by Fred G. Field, Jr. |
| Preceded by | New York State Assembly Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means 1966–1968 |
Succeeded by Willis H. Stephens |
- 1916 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Loudonville, New York
- New York Democrats
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- People from Schenectady, New York
- People from Albany, New York
- Union College (New York) alumni
- Albany Law School alumni
- United States Army officers
- Jewish American politicians
- Recipients of the Bronze Star Medal
- 20th-century American politicians
