Seymour Halpern
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Seymour Halpern was a United States Representative from New York
. He was born in New York City
November 19, 1913. He graduated from Richmond Hill High School
and attended Seth Low College of Columbia University
from 1932 to 1934. He worked as a newspaper reporter in New York and Chicago
from 1931 to 1933 and also engaged in the insurance business.
Halpern was a staff assistant to Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in 1937. He was an assistant to president of New York City Council
from 1938 to 1940 and a member of the State senate from 1941 to 1954. He also served as a member of the Temporary State Commission to Revise the Civil Service Laws from 1952 to 1954. He was a member of Mayor’s Committee on Courts from 1956 to 1958. He also served as vice president and later chairman of the board of the Insurist Corporation of America from 1948 to 1959.
Halpern was an unsuccessful Republican
candidate for election to the Eighty-fourth Congress in 1954. He was elected as a Republican
to the Eighty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973), representing parts of Queens
. According to the 1970 edition of the Almanac of American Politics
, Halpern was "one of the most liberal Republicans in the House." When Halpern's district was combined with that of Representative Lester Wolff he chose not to run for reelection in 1972 to the Ninety-third Congress. He later worked in public relations.
He died on January 10, 1997, aged 83.
New York
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. He was born in New York City
New York City
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November 19, 1913. He graduated from Richmond Hill High School
Richmond Hill High School (Queens, New York)
Richmond Hill High School is a four-year public high school located in Richmond Hill, Queens, as part of the New York City Department of Education.-History:...
and attended Seth Low College of Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
from 1932 to 1934. He worked as a newspaper reporter in New York and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
from 1931 to 1933 and also engaged in the insurance business.
Halpern was a staff assistant to Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in 1937. He was an assistant to president of New York City Council
New York City Council
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as a check against the mayor in a "strong" mayor-council government model. The council monitors performance of city agencies and...
from 1938 to 1940 and a member of the State senate from 1941 to 1954. He also served as a member of the Temporary State Commission to Revise the Civil Service Laws from 1952 to 1954. He was a member of Mayor’s Committee on Courts from 1956 to 1958. He also served as vice president and later chairman of the board of the Insurist Corporation of America from 1948 to 1959.
Halpern was an unsuccessful Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
candidate for election to the Eighty-fourth Congress in 1954. He was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Eighty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973), representing parts of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
. According to the 1970 edition of the Almanac of American Politics
Almanac of American Politics
The Almanac of American Politics is a reference work published biennially by the National Journal Group. It aims to provide a detailed look at the politics of the United States through an approach of profiling individual leaders and areas of the country....
, Halpern was "one of the most liberal Republicans in the House." When Halpern's district was combined with that of Representative Lester Wolff he chose not to run for reelection in 1972 to the Ninety-third Congress. He later worked in public relations.
He died on January 10, 1997, aged 83.