A. Frederick Meyerson
A. Frederick Meyerson (February 2, 1918 – June 29, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life[edit]
He was born on February 2, 1918. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School. He graduated from St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and from St. John's University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1944, and was employed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.[1] Later he was law clerk to a Supreme Court Justice. He married Shirley, and they had two children.
Meyerson was a member of the New York State Senate from 1969 to 1976, sitting in the 178th, 179th, 180th and 181st New York State Legislatures. In the evening of July 17, 1969, he tried to assist two policemen and got stabbed in the back twice by members of a youth gang.[2] He resigned his seat in March 1976, and was appointed to the New York City Criminal Court.
In November 1982, he was elected to the New York Supreme Court (2nd D.).[3]
He died on June 29, 2009.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ New York Red Book (1973; pg. 98)
- ^ State Senator Aiding Policemen Is Knifed in The New York Times on July 18, 1969 (subscription required)
- ^ NEW YORK SUPREME COURT in The New York Times on November 4, 1982
- ^ "MEYERSON, A FREDERICK" at Social Security Info
- 1918 births
- 2009 deaths
- Politicians from Brooklyn
- Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
- New York Supreme Court Justices
- St. John's University School of Law alumni
- 20th-century American judges
- Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn) alumni
- St. John's University (New York City) alumni
- 20th-century American legislators