George Blumberg
George Blumberg (April 29, 1903 – January 18, 1960) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
George Blumberg | |
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| Born | April 29, 1903 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Died | January 18, 1960 (age 56) |
| Parent(s) | Max Blumberg Lena Gurian Blumberg |
Life
He was born on April 29, 1903, in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Max Blumberg and Lena (Gurian) Blumberg.[1] He was Jewish.[1][2][3] He engaged in the lumber business.[4]
Blumberg was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 6th D.) in 1926. In 1932, he became an insurance broker. He was a member of the New York State Senate (7th D.) in 1933 and 1934.
Later he was President of the Coastline Fuel Oil Corporation in Flushing, Queens.
He died on January 18, 1960;[5] and was buried at the Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Glendale, Queens. His niece was Joan Wolosoff, wife of Sol Wachtler, the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.[6]
Sources
- Schwartz, Julius; Kaye, Solomon Aaron; Simons, John (1933). Who's who in American Jewry. Jewish Biographical Bureau. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- Goodwin, George M. (1998). "A New Jewish Elite: Curators, Directors, and Benefactors of American Art Museums". Modern Judaism. 18 (2): 119–152. doi:10.1093/mj/18.2.119. ISSN 0276-1114. JSTOR 1396548.
- "Paris Names Street for Florence Blumenthal, Wife of Noted Jewish Philanthropist". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 23 August 1932. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- "Max Blumberg, 58, Donor to Charities; Retired Lumber and Millwork Dealer Is Stricken While Appealing for Funds; Founded Children's Home; Immigrant at 14, He Became a Leading Philanthropist in Brooklyn". The New York Times. November 10, 1938.
Max Blumberg, who came to Brooklyn at the age of 14 as an immigrant, amassed millions as a lumber and millwork dealer and became one of the borough's most generous philanthropists, died yesterday in Beth Moses Hospital, Brooklyn.
- George Blumberg of Oil Firm Dies; Head of Coastline Fuel in Flushing Was Former G.O.P. State Senator in the New York Times on January 19, 1960 (subscription required)
- Wolfe, Linda (August 26, 2014). Double Life: The Shattering Affair between Chief Judge Sol Wachtler and Socialite Joy Silverman. Open Road Media. ISBN 9781497648869.