Abraham J. Multer

Abraham Jacob Multer ( born December 24, 1900 in New York City; † November 4, 1986 in West Hartford, Connecticut) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1947 and 1967 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Abraham Jacob Multer was born in the early 20th century in New York City and grew up there. During this time he attended public schools at Coney Iceland, the Boys 's School in Brooklyn and the evening course at the City College of New York. He then went on to Brooklyn Law School, where he in 1921 his Bachelor of Laws in 1922 and made ​​his Master of Laws. His admission to the bar he received in 1923 and then began to practice in New York City. Multer worked as a Special Assistant Attorney General with the New York State Conventions from 1936 and in the years 1960 and 1964 at the Democratic National Convention. Between 1943 and 1945 he served in the United States Coast Guard. He was special adviser to 1947 (special counsel ) of the mayor of New York City.

Politically, he is a member of the Democratic Party. He was in a by-election on November 4, 1947 in the 14th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, there to fill the vacancy that was created by the resignation of Leo F. Rayfiel. In 1948 he was elected to the 81st Congress, and in 1950 in the 82nd Congress. In the congressional elections of 1952 he ran in the 13th electoral district of New York for the U.S. House of Representatives. After a successful election, he entered on January 4, 1953, to succeed Donald L. O'Toole. He was re-elected six times in a row, but came into his last term of office on 31 December 1967 by his seat back. During this time he made 1963 his Doctor of Laws degree from Yeshiva University.

On November 7, 1967 he was elected Judge of the New York Supreme Court - a position which he held from 1 January 1968 to 1 January 1977. Multer then held 1979-1984 the post as the special guest referee at the Brooklyn Appellate Division. He lived in Brooklyn, but then moved from there to West Hartford, where he died on 4 November 1986. His body was then buried at Beth Moses Cemetery in Farmingdale.