George Blumberg Explained
| George Blumberg |
| Birth Date: | April 29, 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Death Date: | January 18, 1960 (age 56) |
| Parents: | Max Blumberg
Lena Gurian Blumberg |
George Blumberg (April 29, 1903 – January 18, 1960) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
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]
Notes and References
- Book: Schwartz . Julius . Kaye . Solomon Aaron . Simons . John . Who's who in American Jewry . 1933 . Jewish Biographical Bureau . 3 January 2020 . en.
- Goodwin . George M. . A New Jewish Elite: Curators, Directors, and Benefactors of American Art Museums . Modern Judaism . 1998 . 18 . 2 . 119–152 . 0276-1114. 1396548 . 10.1093/mj/18.2.119 .
- News: Paris Names Street for Florence Blumenthal, Wife of Noted Jewish Philanthropist . 3 January 2020 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 23 August 1932.
- Web site: 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..
- https://www.nytimes.com/1960/01/19/archives/george-blumberg-of-oil-firm-dies-head-of-coastline-fuel-in-flushing.html George Blumberg of Oil Firm Dies; Head of Coastline Fuel in Flushing Was Former G.O.P. State Senator
- Book: Wolfe, Linda. Double Life: The Shattering Affair between Chief Judge Sol Wachtler and Socialite Joy Silverman. Open Road Media. August 26, 2014. 9781497648869.
