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 Herbert H. Lehman -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 - December 5, 1963) was a (The head of a state government) Governor and (A member of a senate) Senator from (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) New York.
Lehman was born in (The largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center) New York City in 1878.
Lehman became active in politics in 1920, and became chairman of the finance committee of the (The older of two major political parties in the United States) Democratic Party in 1928, as a reward for being a strong supporter of (additional info and facts about Alfred E. Smith) Alfred E. Smith.
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 Vaal Triangle Info Encylopedia - Herbert_Lehman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Lehman, born in New York City in 1878, was the son of Meyer Lehman, one of the three founders of the Lehman Brothers investment banking firm.
Herbert Lehman was the Democratic Nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1946 and also ran on the Liberal Party and American Labor Party tickets, but he was defeated by the Republican candidate Irving Ives in what was a very good year for GOP candidates.
Lehman College of the City University of New York is named after him; a bust of Lehman, by sculptor John Belardo, was dedicated there in September 2005.
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 Lehman College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lehman College is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York.
The college is named after Herbert Lehman, a former New York governor, United States senator, and philanthropist.
Lehman has an enrollment of 9,074 students including 7,228 undergraduates and 1,846 graduate students (as of 1999).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lehman_College   (177 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Herbert Henry Lehman (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
At first an executive of a textile firm, he became (1908) a partner in the family banking house of Lehman Brothers.
After serving another term as lieutenant governor, Lehman was elected (1932) governor of the state, succeeding Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
In the course of Lehman's gubernatorial administrations, state income taxes were cut, a huge budgetary surplus was accumulated, and much liberal legislation was enacted.
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 Encyclopedia: Herbert H. Lehman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 – December 5, 1963) was a Governor and Senator from New York.
Lehman filled most of the remainder of Robert F. Wagner's term after Wagner resigned following a special election in which he (HHL) beat John Foster Dulles (who had been appointed to temporarily fill the seat), before winning a full term of his own in 1950.
Herbert H. Lehman passed away in 1963 and was interred in the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Herbert-H.-Lehman   (1441 words)

  
 Probert Encyclopaedia: People and Peoples (Heo-Hh)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st president of the USA from 1929 to 1933.
HERBERT H. Herbert H Lehman was an American politician.
Herbert Vaughan was Bishop of Salford and Archbishop of Westminster.
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 NAACP Legal Defense Fund -- Scholarships
Herbert Lehman Scholarships, in the amount of $2,000, are usually awarded to students who are entering college for the first time and who will be attending a four-year college as a full-time student.
The Herbert Lehman Education Fund was established in the 1963-1964 academic year.
Initially, the Herbert Lehman scholarships were awarded to help African-American students attend formerly segregated four-year public colleges and universities in the South that were opened to them as a result of LDF's litigation successes, and to increase the number of African Americans in the legal profession, particularly in the South.
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 Orin Lehman
Lehman was born into a wealthy family since his grandfather founded the Lehman Brothers investment house.
My role model was Herbert Lehman, a great-uncle, a very kindly man who was proud to be a liberal.” Herbert Lehman was New York’s governor during the Depression and later was a U.S. senator.
Lehman’s first public appointment came in 1950 when President Truman appointed him to the advisory board of the Economic Cooperation Administration where he succeeded Herbert Lehman.
www.rpts.tamu.edu /Pugsley/lehman.htm   (877 words)

  
 Herbert Henry Lehman Biography / Biography of Herbert Henry Lehman Biography
Herbert H. Lehman was born in New York City on March 8, 1878, the eighth child of a prosperous Jewish businessman.
He served in that office for 10 years (he was reelected in 1934 and 1936, and in 1938 for a 4-year term), distinguishing himself by his interest in social reform, in public housing, and in regulation of the power industry.
Lehman was singularly free from the call of political expediency.
www.bookrags.com /biography-herbert-henry-lehman   (501 words)

  
 RG 18, The Joseph and Miriam Ratner Center for the Study   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Herbert H. Lehman Institute of Talmudic Ethics, established in 1956 and officially opened in 1958, was composed of several programs that were loosely connected by a common vision and goal.
Lehman Institute goals were to be achieved through this program in the following manner - students were to be given both intensive Talmud training and the free time to apply their Talmudic knowledge in pursuing research on Talmudic ethics and their contemporary relevance.
Records of the Herbert H. Lehman Institute of Talmudic Ethics, 1955-1966 (the bulk of written material dates from 1958-1959; tapes are from 1962-1966) document the establishment and evolution of the Lehman Institute, including its student programs, dinners, luncheons, conferences, and summer sessions.
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 Lehman College Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
President Fernández has led Lehman College to be a major resource for educational, cultural and economic development in the Bronx and greater metropolitan area and one of the top Hispanic serving institutions in the Northeast.
Lehman students, like so many from the City University of New York historically, often strive to achieve the American Dream by being the first in their family to attend college.
Lehman College is home to more than 10,000 students, seven Distinguished Professors, the CUNY Honors College at Lehman, and the High School of American Studies at Lehman College.
www.lehmancollegefoundation.com   (1538 words)

  
 Commentary Magazine - Herbert H. Lehman of New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
...Herbert Lehman's last great enterprise as a banker before the crash of 1929 and his entry into public life was to help arrange (along with Samuel D. Leidesdorf) the sale of Bamberger's department store in Newark to R. Macy...
...Lehman did not, as far as the record shows, succeed in politics because he "represented" the Jews or could get Jewish votes: the chief elements in his rise were money, managerial experience, knowledge of finance...
...Lehman was chosen, and thus at the age of fifty, he found himself running for the first time for public office...
www.commentarymagazine.com /Summaries/V35I5P41-1.htm   (3969 words)

  
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A leading liberal in New York State politics from 1928 to 1956, Herbert Lehman was born in New York City in 1878 and graduated from Williams College in 1899.
Lehman remained lieutenant governor under Franklin Roosevelt until Roosevelt departed for the White House in 1932, whereupon Lehman was elected to the governorship – a job he remained in until 1942.
Lehman's financial background served him well while in Albany; as governor, Lehman slashed state income taxes, turned the state's budget deficit into a sizable surplus, and presided over a "Little New Deal" program that sought to regulate utilities and enact labor reforms.
www.gwu.edu /~erpapers/abouteleanor/q-and-a/glossary/lehman-herbert.htm   (386 words)

  
 US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Lehman College is a four- year comprehensive public institution, which is located in Bronx County, New York.
At Lehman College, for example, 51 percent of our students are the first in their family to attend college.
Lehman College is part of this network and is benefiting, along with the two CUNY community colleges in The Bronx.
commerce.senate.gov /hearings/testimony.cfm?id=721&wit_id=1926   (3465 words)

  
 Jewish Heroes in America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Lehman was born on March 28, 1878, in New York City, the son of Barbara and Mayer Lehman, who were German Reform Jews.
In 1910, Herbert Lehman married Edith Louise Altschul, the daughter of the head of the New York branch of Lazard Freres, a respected Paris-based banking house.
Herbert Lehman ran twice for the U.S. Senate, losing the first time to Irving M. Ives and winning the second time against John Foster Dulles, in a special election to fill the unexpired term of Senator Wagner.
www.fau.edu /library/bro88.htm   (501 words)

  
 Public Art in the Bronx...Lehman College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Herbert H. Lehman College was established in 1968 as a senior college of the City University of New York.
The Board of Higher Education named the new college after Herbert H. Lehman, in recognition of the commitment to public service exemplified by the four-time governor of New York State who later became a U.S. Senator.
Today, Lehman College provides access to higher education for its urban population and has a strong commitment to educational excellence.
ca80.lehman.cuny.edu /pa/lehman.htm   (288 words)

  
 Newsmaker
NEW BUST OF HERBERT H. f you plan on visiting the New York State Capitol Building between now and May 13, be sure to stop by the Governor’s Reception area to catch a glimpse of the new portrait bust of Governor Herbert H. Lehman, created by artist John Belardo of the Art Department.
It was commissioned by Lehman College for the 35th anniversary of the College’s founding, which coincided with the 100th anniversary of Governor Lehman’s birth.
Herbert H. Lehman was dedicated to public service and social reform.
www.lehman.cuny.edu /lehman/events/newsmaker.html   (229 words)

  
 Herbert Lehman
Herbert Lehman was born in New York City on 28th March, 1878.
A member of the Democratic Party, Lehman served as lieutenant governor of New York (1929-32), Governor of New York (1933-42) and Director General of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Operations in the State Department (1943-46).
A member of the Public Advisory Boards of the Economic Cooperation Administration, Lehman was elected to the Senate in November 1949, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert F. Wagner.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAlehmanH.htm   (298 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Herbert H. Lehman Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Herbert Henry Lehman was a Governor and a Senator from New York.
Table of contents 1 Biographical 2 Military and Foreign Affairs 3 Politics 4 Other facts Biographical Lehman was born in New York City...
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1963.
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 Jewish-American Hall of Fame -- Virtual Tour
Lehman became active in politics, and was elected as Lieutenant Governor of New York, with Franklin Delano Roosevelt as Governor, in 1928.
Lehman fought for a wide range of minimum wage, social security and general welfare bills during and following the Depression...
He resigned in 1942 to become head of the newly formed United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, whose task was to minister to the war-torn civilian populations of the former Axis-occupied areas.
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 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Lehman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Lehman, Leopold — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Republican.
Lehman, Pat — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Democrat.
Son of Maurice Lehman and Corinne L. (Leva) Lehman; married 1939 to Joan Feibelman.
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 Herbert Henry Lehman
Lehman, Herbert Henry, 1878–1963, American political leader, b.
Retiring from the Senate in 1956, he continued to be a leader of the reform faction in the New York Democratic party.
Herbert Henry LEHMAN - LEHMAN, Herbert Henry (1878—1963) Senate Years of Service: 1949-1957 Party: Democrat LEHMAN,...
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 Ambassador Bill Richardson, Message at Site of the First UN Meeting in New York on Importance of Congress Paying US ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Lehman College and its namesake - Herbert Lehman -- play a unique role in the history of the United Nations.
Here at Lehman, the UN Commission on Human Rights was established to create a new global standard calling for the protection and promotion of international human rights.
And, it was in these areas that Herbert Lehman played such a critical role.
www.un.int /usa/98_61.htm   (1671 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Lehman Herbert H(enry)
Lehman, Herbert H(enry) (1878-1963), American banker and politician, born in New York City, and educated at Williams College.
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 WhoWon.com ... The Internet Source for Motorsports News and Information
The Lehman Racing /Werner Enterprises team is only one round away from clinching their second consecutive IHRA Top Fuel championship.
In a highly-charged first round, the two drivers engaged in an unprecedented one minute and twenty second staging battle, or "burndown", that was ultimately shut down by the starter.
Following a rain delay, Herbert defeated Millican in a side-by-side run decided at the top end of the drag strip by a scant.041 of a second.
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 Public Art in the Bronx...College Campuses with Public Art on Display   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Herbert H. Lehman College, established in 1968 as an independent unit of the City University of New York, took over the campus that since 1931 had served as the Bronx branch of Hunter College.
Originally, only women students attended, taking their first two years of study at the Bronx campus and then transferring to Hunter s Manhattan campus to complete their undergraduate work.
Fordham University was founded in 1841 as St. John's College by the Right Reverend John Hughes, later to become the city's first Roman Catholic archbishop.
ca80.lehman.cuny.edu /pa/colleges.htm   (1002 words)

  
 Horsefeathers - THE HERBERT LEHMAN PROFESSOR OF GOV'T . AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY EXPLAINS 9-11. GUESS WHO'S TO BLAME.
Horsefeathers - THE HERBERT LEHMAN PROFESSOR OF GOV'T.
Lehman also supported Columbia during the period of time when it opened the doors of the college and its faculty to the brightest of New York's Jews.
Thus it is not surprising to learn of an endowed faculty position, The Herbert Lehman Professor of Government.
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