B. D. Schwartz Explained

Birth Date:17 January 1909
Birth Place:Poland
Birth Name:Berek Schwartzblatt
Office2:Mayor of Wilmington
Office1:Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Office:Member of the North Carolina Senate
Term Start:1978
Term End:1980
Termstart1:1972
Termend1:1978
Term2:1970s
Education:University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill

Benjamin David Schwartz (born Berek Schwartzblatt; January 17 1909July 11 2001),[1] [2] also known as B. D. Schwartz, was a businessman and politician in North Carolina. He was Mayor of Wilmington in the 1970s[3] and served in the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate. He moved to the United States from Poland with his family when he was four years old.[4]

Schwartz was in the state house from 1972 to 1978 and in the state senate from 1978 to 1980. Schwartz Hall at UNC Wilmington is named for him. His brother Bill was on Wilmington's city council and as mayor.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Collection: B. D. Schwartz Scrapbooks UNCW Randall Library . archivesspace.uncw.edu . 17 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Schreiner . Mark . Ex-Wilmington mayor remembered . 2023-10-15 . Wilmington Star-News . en-US.
  3. News: Berg . Steve . 1972-04-02 . Wilmington's 'Accidental Mayor' . 57 . The News and Observer . 2023-10-15.
  4. Web site: ISJL – North Carolina Wilmington Encyclopedia . 2023-10-22 . Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life . en.