George Blumberg | |
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Born | April 29, 1903 Brooklyn, New York, US |
Died | January 18, 1960 (age 56) |
Parent(s) | Max Blumberg Lena Gurian Blumberg |
George Blumberg (April 29, 1903 – January 18, 1960) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
He was born on April 29, 1903, in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Max Blumberg and Lena (Gurian) Blumberg.[1] He was Jewish.[1][2][3] He engaged in the lumber business.[4]
Blumberg was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 6th D.) in 1926. In 1932, he became an insurance broker. He was a member of the New York State Senate (7th D.) in 1933 and 1934.
Later he was President of the Coastline Fuel Oil Corporation in Flushing, Queens.
He died on January 18, 1960;[5] and was buried at the Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Glendale, Queens. His niece was Joan Wolosoff, wife of Sol Wachtler, the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.[6]
Max Blumberg, who came to Brooklyn at the age of 14 as an immigrant, amassed millions as a lumber and millwork dealer and became one of the borough's most generous philanthropists, died yesterday in Beth Moses Hospital, Brooklyn.