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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Jacob Koppel Javits |
| Address |
New York, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
May 18, 1904 |
| Died |
March 07, 1986
(81 years) |
| Contributor | nystate63 |
| Last Modifed | Gaear Grimsrud
Mar 28, 2007 01:41pm |
| Tags |
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| Info | born in New York City, May 18, 1904; attended the public schools; traveling salesman; attended night classes at Columbia University; graduated from the New York University Law School in 1926; was admitted to the bar in 1927 and commenced practice in New York City; lecturer and author of articles on political and economic problems; during the Second World War, served with the Chemical Warfare Service 1941-1944, with overseas service in the European and Pacific Theaters; discharged as a lieutenant colonel in 1945; resumed the practice of law; elected as a Republican to the Eightieth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1947, until his resignation December 31, 1954; had been renominated in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth Congress but withdrew; attorney general of New York 1954-1957; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1956 for the term commencing January 3, 1957, but did not assume his duties until January 9, 1957; reelected in 1962, 1968, and again in 1974, and served from January 9, 1957, to January 3, 1981; unsuccessful Republican candidate for renomination in 1980; unsuccessful Liberal candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1980; resumed the practice of law; adjunct professor of public affairs at Columbia University�s School of International Affairs; author; died in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 7, 1986; interment in Linden Hill Cemetery, Queens, New York City.
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| NYC Mayor - R Primary - Sep 08, 1977 |
R |
Roy M. Goodman |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 |
R |
John Paul Stevens |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 15, 1971 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 09, 1971 |
D |
Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 |
R |
Harry Blackmun |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 |
NPA |
Reject |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 |
NPA |
Reject |
| New York City Mayor - Nov 04, 1969 |
D |
John V. Lindsay |
| NYC Mayor - R Primary - Jun 17, 1969 |
D |
John V. Lindsay |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 |
D |
Thurgood Marshall |
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