He was not opposed in a general election from 1985 to 2005. 722 722 777 777 777 777 777 583 556 556 556 556 556 556 889 556 687 963 687 687 630 297 297 297 First he developed property along 125th Street, which became very valuable when what we now call the Metro North train station went in. He also developed parts of the Bronx, along the Grand Concourse. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. [2], From the his earliest days, the Morgenthau family was well-connected politically. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Snyder mounted a vigorous campaign in which she pointed out that "Law & Order" had three district attorneys in 17 years on the air whereas Morgenthau had served alone for 30. Lucinda Franks Morgenthau talks about the Vassar Haiti Project at her Hopewell Junction home April 12, 2019. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201377076/robert-morris-morgenthau. Try again later. /FirstChar 30 He made note of his role and skillas a district attorney holding people accountable. Robert Pattridge Morgenthau is 64 years old and lives in New York, New York. … He was a mentor to me. "Mr. Morgenthau was one of the best known and probably one of the most respected prosecutors in the United States,"he said. /Name /F3 666 777 722 666 610 722 666 943 He hung out withFranklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, cooked hot dogs for the king and queen of England in Hyde Park andinspireda district attorney character on the popular television show"Law & Order.". "That topic was right up there with law. Youre Jewish. He joined the U.S. Navy one day after graduating Amherst College in 1941 and spent 4 years in the service during World War II, earning the rank of lieutenant commander while seeing action aboard destroyers in the Mediterranean and the Pacific. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Robert Morgenthau, the legendary Manhattan district attorney who served from 1975 to 2009, died on Sunday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, a week short of his 100th birthday. 666 777 722 666 610 722 666 943 The prosecutors job is to protect the public and to administer the laws, Morgenthau once said, deriding DAs who collected convictions like notches on a gun. The office produced guilty pleas from the Preppie Killer Robert Chambers Jr and John Lennons killer, Mark David Chapman. He is known for 60 Minutes (1968), GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II (2018) and Mobsters (1997). "All of my friends did. Try again later. 556 556 500 389 279 389 583 0 Morgenthau died at Manhattan's Lenox Hill Hospital after a short illness, his wife Lucinda Franks told The New York Times. Robert Morgenthau: NYC legal legend, East Fishkill farmer, Vassar Haiti Project fetes Morgenthau, Franks for international social justice, literature, 102 years later, Fishkill Farms still in care of Morgenthau family, Love, respect bind polar political ties for Morgenthau, Franks, Young Professional: Fishkill Farms owner comes into his own, Morgenthau - A Dutchess County family dedicated to public service. 797 604 797 742 742 742 742 687 Robert Pattridge Morgenthau is 64 years old and lives in Bronx, New York. Rosenblatt, who was the DA in Dutchess for a stretch in which Morgenthau was the DA in Manhattan, praised Morgenthau's choices of who would work under him. There was a problem getting your location. robert pattridge morgenthau. /Ascent 921 You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. 722 722 777 777 777 777 777 583 666 666 666 666 277 277 277 277 He had a bunch of hair-brained schemes, including inventing the tongue scraper. Morgenthau is survived by his wife, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Lucinda Franks, and seven children. To this day The Near East Foundation (NEF), still in existence, does quite a lot for Armenians, but it also helps other displaced communities as well. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? /Type /Pages 742 797 687 797 722 666 630 742 The email does not appear to be a valid email address. He remained in that office during both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. 777 722 722 722 722 666 666 610 Failed to report flower. endobj [22][23], Cases which Morgenthau's office prosecuted include:[24], The character of District Attorney Adam Schiff (played by actor Steven Hill), the New York district attorney in the long-running TV series Law & Order, was loosely based on Morgenthau. But the other point is that what youre doing is wrong. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. /Flags 32 I met a guy, Armen Verdian. "Mr. Morgenthau was the gold standard of prosecutors and the model public servant, dedicating his life to achieving justice and protecting the public over the course of a storied career as a federal prosecutor under two presidents and as the longest serving Manhattan DA in history," Cuomo said in a statement. Never made any money on it.. Robert married first name Morgenthau (born Franks . He was eventually forced out of office at the end of 1969. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. 630 0 0 242 242 353 353 370 Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Snyder won the endorsement of The New York Times, which, like virtually all of the city's establishment, had long supported Morgenthau. Purchasing a factory in Ludwigshafen, just across the river Rhine from Mannheim, Lazarus Morgenthau became a prosperous manufacturer and merchant, buying tobacco from the United Stages and selling it back in the form of cigars. Bobs grandfather, Henry Morgenthau Jr., was the U.S. Secretary of Treasury serving chiefly during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Morgenthau had a lifelong friendship with members of the Kennedy clan; he once cooked hot dogs with Eleanor Roosevelt for Great Britain's King George VI; on another occasion, he prepared a mint julep for Winston Churchill. They married in 1977 and had two children. 557 297 353 353 385 576 854 854 Morgenthau said 57 members of organized crime were convicted and 82 former assistant district attorneys went on to become judges. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Former District Attorney for New York County, New York and former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. 399 548 333 333 333 576 556 333 "Bob Morgenthau has long stood for the rights and dignity of every human being, particularly the underserved and underrepresented, said Andrew Meade, director of International Services, assistant dean of Student Growth and Engagement at Vassar College, and co-founder, with his wife Lila Meade, of the Vassar Haiti Project in a statement in advance of the event. He resigned in 1962 to run for governor for the state of New York, only to return to the position after he lost the election. Officially Robert Pattridge Morgenthau, Bob Morgenthau is a busy man. Attorney and Government Official. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. The information contained in this report has been provided by the representative, investment adviser and/or securities firms, and/or securities The next year, the new president named him to the prestigious post of U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, the nation's busiest such office. [3], In 1961, after twelve years of practicing corporate law, Morgenthau accepted an appointment from President John F. Kennedy as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Before going into diplomatic service, Henry Morgenthau Sr. had made a fortune in real estate, and became a strong financial backer of Democratic President Woodrow Wilson. 909 520 576 576 576 576 248 248 For the next 32 years, Morgenthau served as New York's top prosecutor. At the time, he told The Associated Press he was retiring because "I looked at my birth certificate, and I said, 'It's about time.'". ). Morgenthau's insistence on remaining in office seemed increasingly unreasonable. >> And if you ask the public, they will mention the remarkable ways he changed the criminal justice system and made New York a better place to live," his wife told NBC News. " 604 576 1035 687 687 722 722 687 endobj Hewas an attorney for a private-practice firm in 1961 when President John F. Kennedy, an acquaintance, appointed him U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Morgenthau, a vice president of trading with Shearson/American Express in New York, graduated from the Fieldston School and cum laude from Amherst College. /Type /Font Martha was born on October 13 1919, in Wayzata, MN. His childhood reflected his lineage. The five served years in prison before their convictions were thrown out in 2002 because of new evidence; they sued police and prosecutors for $250 million before recently settling. Among prominent figures who served in the office was the late John F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Snyder, who ran against him in 2005. In 1962, when Mr. Morgen thau was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Gov ernor, she helped her husband campaign. In October 2012, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Bognor Regis Town on a one-month loan deal. 576 604 576 576 576 576 576 520 Henrys father Lazarus had launched his career as a peddler with a special niche market: buying used silk dresses, cutting the material into neckties, and selling them on the street. Morgenthau was incredibly frustrated. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Robert Morgenthau (201377076)? /FontName /DDACTR+MicrosoftSansSerif /Type /FontDescriptor Nonetheless, Morgenthau's position became increasingly untenable. Former Manhattan district attorney Robert Morgenthau, who spent more than three decades jailing criminals from mob kingpins and drug-dealing killers to a tax-dodging Harvard dean, died on Sunday. 8 0 obj https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/27/style/miss-moore-to-wed-rp-morgenthau.html. Robert Morgenthau became Manhattans top state prosecutor in 1974. From that emerged a national reputation. Though Wilsons dislike of Jews and other minorities was no secret, Bob sounds a pragmatic note regarding his great-grandfathers alliance with Wilson: If you wanted to be involved in American politics, you didnt have much in the way of choices, he says. 297 297 576 576 576 576 576 576 << The District Attorney's Office was high profile. His grandfather, Henry Morgenthau Sr., was U.S. ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War I, and his father, Henry Morgenthau Jr., was secretary of the treasury under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a family friend. Robert Morgenthau (Robert Morris Morgenthau) was an American lawyer. [43][44][45][46][47] They raised their children in the Jewish faith. He also spread his ethical values and his integrity by providing an example for others throughout the country.". 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Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Morgenthau's grandfather, Henry Morgenthau Sr., was a wealthy investor and ambassador to Turkey under President Woodrow Wilson. "It will live on, not the least of which, in family moments, memories made, and apples picked at Fishkill Farms thanks to his son Joshs commitment to his family, their land, our agricultural industry and his shared legacy," he said. He didn't retire until 2009, and even then took on a job in which he was working five days a week. /Type /Font Mrs. Morgenthau was born in Wayzata, Minn., and gradua ted in 1941 from Smith Col lege. "His office was always on the cutting edge of the most challenging legal issues in the criminal justice system.". Over the next quarter-century, Morgenthau was elected another seven times as head of one of the nation's largest law offices, with 550 prosecutors and 700 other staffers. Robert Morgenthau was born on July 31, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a son of the late Henry Morgen thau Jr., President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secretary of the Treasury. 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 [3] In the general election, he was once again the candidate for all political parties in the election, having been nominated by the Democrats, Republicans, and the Working Families Party. Didnt happen., I will do everything I can to stop you., The Armenian Genocide began with the killing of hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders on April 24, 1915. Learn more about merges. 333 1000 666 333 1000 0 610 0 31 Jul 1919. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. [8], Morgenthau remained in private life until 1974, when he was elected to the office of District Attorney of New York County. She loves to volunteer at our events with Vassar students, whom she provides with abundant and invaluable advice on writing and journalism. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Search above to list available cemeteries. Trending News /ItalicAngle 0 Tall and distinguished in appearance, he was the model for the avuncular character of prosecutor Adam Schiff, played by actor Steven Hill on the long-running television series, "Law & Order. Born in New York City, his family had a history of public servitude. 333 333 389 583 277 333 277 277 In 2002, 13 years after a female jogger was attacked in an infamous case, Morgenthau asked a judge to throw out the convictions of five men because of DNA evidence and another mans confession. Tall and distinguished in appearance, he was the model for the avuncular prosecutor Adam Schiff, played by Steven Hill on the long-running television series Law & Order. Goldberg won the nomination, and was subsequently defeated by Rockefeller. His civic work included a relationship with the Police Athletic League that dates to 1962, and his position as chairman of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, which opened in 1997. This account has been disabled. /Descent -209 /Widths [ He set it up so that there are certain responsibilities: the family cant kill the cow and eat it; the cow has to produce milk and produce offspring. His crime-fighting strategies also played an important role in facilitating New York Citys remarkable decline in homicides and violent crime and its current status as Americas safest big city, Vance said in a statement. Lucinda Franks Morgenthau talks about the Vassar Haiti Project. Morgenthau developed a reputation for targeting white-collar criminals. Robert Morgenthau Biography. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Morgenthau withdraws charges against five originally charged in infamous Central Park jogger case. Among prominent figures in the office were the late John F Kennedy Jr and the supreme court justice Sonia Sotomayor. He never really found work. Morgenthau, who was US attorney for New York's southern district during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, became Manhattan's top state prosecutor in 1974. 3 0 obj He graduated from Yale Law School in 1948 and in 1961 was appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York by President John F. Kennedy. But he spentlong weekends and summers at Fishkill Farms, whichhis family purchased in 1913. Further, continues Bob, his great-grandfather Felt that he deserved and certainly hoped that he would get a plum ambassadorship. 248 248 576 576 576 576 576 576 And youre not going to get away with it. In 1963, his office successfully prosecuted the former Harvard law school dean James M Landis for tax evasion. She read his speeches at the convention of the State Civil Service Employes Asso ciation and before other groups. On Monday, he reminisced about spendingtime together on hisHopewell Junction-based Fishkill Farmsand dining out. I just went to the farm. In 1960, Morgenthau campaigned in New York for his friend and fellow Democrat, John F. Kennedy. She was 52 years old and lived at 4725 Independence Avenue, Riverdale. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Morgenthau may be best known for his 35 years as Manhattan's district attorney, who prosecuted some of New York City's most high-profile cases against organized and white-collar crime. /FontBBox [ -580 -257 1473 1003 ] [40], His first wife was Martha Pattridge, a Christian, whom he met in college;[41][42] they had five children: Joan Morgenthau Wadsworth, Anne Pattridge Morgenthau Grand, Robert Pattridge Morgenthau, Elinor Gates Morgenthau, and Barbara Elizabeth Morgenthau Lee. 666 666 666 666 666 666 1000 722 333 1000 500 333 943 0 500 666 You were on your own, notes Bob. But he does know what his great-grandfather did next. Morgenthau's team of 500 lawyers conducted about 3.5 million criminal prosecutions, according to his biography. He was the son of Elinor (ne Fatman) and Henry Morgenthau Jr., who served as the Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman from 1934 until 1945. We have set your language to From 1975 until his retirement in 2009, he was the District Attorney for New York County , the borough of Manhattan . 500 500 500 333 259 333 583 0 Make sure that the file is a photo. 333 333 365 556 833 833 833 610 Dutchess County District Attorney William Grady said he and Morgenthau were friends and colleagues through his Dutchess connections. Robert has 3 different addresses, the most recent of which is in Bronx, New York. They had 5 children. [5][35], Morgenthau's other principal civic activities were the Police Athletic League of New York City, which he served since 1962, first as president and then chairman,[36] and the Museum of Jewish Heritage, of which he was chairman. Vous tes ici : jacob ramsey siblings; map of california central coast cities; robert pattridge morgenthau . That money funded what was a successful presidential election campaign for Woodrow Wilson, who took office in 1912. They were mar ried Dec. 30, 1943. Family members linked to this person will appear here. [3] In 1962, he was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New York, and resigned his federal office. Morgenthau's 100th birthday was celebrated early last month, at an event hosted by the Police Athletic League event, the charity for which Morgenthau served as chairman for more than half a century. endobj He told the Associated Press he was retiring because I looked at my birth certificate, and I said, Its about time.. Robert Morris Morgenthau (1919-07-31)July 31, 1919 New York City, U.S. Died July 21, 2019(2019-07-21)(aged 99) New York City, U.S. He closely monitors the efforts to aid Armenians, such as those of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), which Bob applauds for working hard to get the world to recognize the Genocide, and also to help Armenians living in Armenia. At the Museum of Jewish Heritage, where Bob is actively involved as a trustee, they commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and had a group of Armenian clerics give speeches. Her father is a vice president of the Ferro Products Corporation, a fabricator of structural steel, and executive vice president of Industrial Constructors, both in Charleston, W. Va. He is known for GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II (2018), Mobsters (1997) and 60 Minutes (1968). Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Morgenthauspent World War II traveling aboard destroyers in the North Atlantic, the South Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Pacific theater, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander. [3], On February 27, 2009, Morgenthau announced that he would not seek re-election in 2009, saying: "I never expected to be here this long [R]ecently, I figured that I'd served 25 years beyond the normal retirement age. Please enter your email and password to sign in. 1 0 obj Continues Bob: He became chairman of the board of the Underwood Typewriter Company, which made what has been described as the first truly modern typewriter. He was pretty prosperous. His next goal was to become truly American. The leaves, besides her hus band, a son, Robert P. four daughters, Mrs. Joan Wads worth, Mrs. Anne P. Grand, Elinor and Barbara, and a grandchild. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Try again later. 7 0 obj After his defeat in a disastrous campaign in 1962, Morgenthau was reappointed federal prosecutor by Kennedy. << If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. I had no intent to run against him. Franks has credited her husband's success to his abilityto "shut things off and never look back at them unless it's necessary.". Verify and try again. His first wife, Martha Pattridge, whom he met while attendingAmherst College in Massachusetts, died of cancer in 1972. 21 Jul 2019 (aged 99) New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA. Mrs. Martha Pattridge Mar genthau, wife of Robert M. Morgenthau, former United State Attorney and former Deputy Mayor, died yesterday in Memorial Hospital for Can cer and Allied Diseases. /Widths [ Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. And you shouldnt get away with it. He was previously married to Lucinda Franks and Martha Pattridge. 489 571 353 576 576 500 556 556 [12], At age 85 in 2005, Morgenthau announced that he would run for a ninth (eighth full) term as district attorney. He became known as "The Boss" to attorneys who worked for him, and he focused on organized crime, tax fraud, white-collar crime and, later, the financial foundation of terrorism. In 1974 he was elected District Attorney of New York County in a special election after the death of incumbent Frank Hogan. In addition to jailing Goetz in the 1984 wounding of four black youths who tried to rob him on a subway train, Morgenthau's notable convictions included a crack dealer who murdered the son of AOL Time-Warner head Gerald Levin; the murderous mother-and-son grifter team, Sante and Kenneth Kimes Jr.; and seven youths who killed a Utah tourist in a subway mugging in 1990. Political party Democratic Spouse(s) Martha Pattridge (m. 1943; died 1972) Lucinda Franks (m. 1977) Children 7 Parents Henry Morgenthau Jr. Elinor Fatman Relatives Henry Morgenthau III(brother) In 2005, at 86, Morgenthau was elected for the eighth time, turning back a challenge from a popular former state judge. [48] Martha died in 1972. He died on July 21, 2019 in Manhattan, New York City. endobj "His accomplishments belie the fact that he was mortal.". Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA. ] Hes French, lives in Paris. 576 576 576 576 297 297 604 604 /Ascent 905 /FontBBox [ -628 -376 2000 1056 ] 277 333 474 556 556 889 722 237 Armen was Hayks best friend growing up., These two men took Bob everywhere. Morgenthau was elected district attorney of Manhattan in November 1974. He eventually left the ambassadorship either because of his own deep disappointment in the lack of presidential support, or because having kicked up such a storm at home did not win him much political favor Bob isnt sure which.