21 Facts About Herbert Lehman

Herbert Henry Lehman was an American Democratic Party politician from New York.

Herbert Lehman served from 1933 until 1942 as the 45th governor of New York and represented New York State in the US Senate from 1949 until 1957.

Herbert Lehman's brother was New York Court of Appeals judge Irving Lehman.

Herbert Lehman was elected lieutenant governor of New York in 1928 and 1930 and resigned from Lehman Brothers upon taking office.

Herbert Lehman then served four terms as Governor of New York, elected in 1932 to replace Franklin D Roosevelt, and re-elected in 1934,1936 and 1938.

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Unlike Smith, Herbert Lehman was a supporter of Roosevelt's New Deal and implemented a similar program in New York.

In 1934, Herbert Lehman refused to grant clemency to Anna Antonio, an Italian immigrant who was accused of hiring hitmen to kill her husband, who she claimed was abusive.

Herbert Lehman served as director-general of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration from 1943 to 1946.

Herbert Lehman was the Democratic nominee for US Senator from New York in 1946 and ran on the Liberal and American Labor tickets but was defeated by the Republican candidate, Irving Ives.

Herbert Lehman defeated John Foster Dulles, who had been appointed to temporarily fill the vacancy after Wagner's resignation, and he took his seat on January 3,1950.

On October 17,1950, New York State Supreme Court Judge Ferdinand Pecora and Senator Herbert Lehman gave radio addresses on behalf of the CIO-PAC during prime.

In 1950, Herbert Lehman was re-elected to a full term, running on Democratic and Liberal lines and opposed by the American Labor Party.

Herbert Lehman was one of two US senators who were opposed to nominating Mississippi Senator James O Eastland to be chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Herbert Lehman was one of the most liberal senators and was therefore not considered part of the Senate's "club" of insiders.

Herbert Lehman retired from the Senate after his full term and was not a candidate for renomination in 1956.

Herbert Lehman helped to found the Lehman Children's Zoo in Central Park.

Herbert Lehman was the first, and until the 2007 inauguration of Eliot Spitzer, the only Jewish governor of New York.

Herbert Lehman spent much of the last two years of his life at his New York City home.

Herbert Lehman celebrated his 85th birthday in March 1963 in increasingly poor health and died of heart failure on December 5,1963, at age 85.

Herbert Lehman is interred at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

Herbert Lehman had three children: Deborah Wise, Peter Wise and Stephanie Wise.