Harvey Mervin Lifset
Born(1916-03-06)March 6, 1916
Schenectady, New York
DiedMay 21, 2005(2005-05-21) (aged 89)
Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home, Albany, New York
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUnion College, Albany Law School
Occupation(s)Lawyer and politician
OfficeMember of the New York State Assembly
PredecessorJames J. McGuiness
SuccessorFred G. Field Jr.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseViolet L. Rubin (m. 1942)
ChildrenTwo sons
AwardsBronze Star Medal, six battle stars, Arrowhead device

Harvey Mervin Lifset (March 6, 1916 – May 21, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on March 6, 1916, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Abram Lifset and Rose (Barish) Lifset. He attended Nott Terrace High School. He graduated A.B. from Union College in 1937, and LL.B. from Albany Law School in 1940.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1940. In May 1942, he married Violet L. Rubin, and they had two sons.[2] During World War II he served in the U.S. Army, and finished the war as a major of the 82nd Airborne Division.[3] He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, six battle stars, and an Arrowhead device.[4] Later he was promoted to colonel of the Army Reserve. In 1946, he began to practice law in Albany.

Lifset was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1957 to 1968, sitting in the 171st, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Committee on Affairs of Cities in 1965, and Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means from 1966 to 1968.

He died on May 21, 2005, in the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home in Albany, New York.[5]

Sources

  1. ^ New York Red Book (1961–1962; pg. 187)
  2. ^ Who's Who in the East (1961; pg. 547)
  3. ^ "Harvey M. Lifset" in the 2013 Honor a Veteran archives, at New York State Veteran Service Bureau
  4. ^ Assemblyman Lifset To Speak at Annual Demo Winter Dinner in the Leader–Herald, of Gloversville and Johnstown, on January 19, 1968
  5. ^ LIFSET, HARVEY M. in the Times Union, of Albany, on May 23, 2005
New York State Assembly Preceded byJames J. McGuiness New York State Assembly Albany County, 2nd District 1957–1965 Succeeded bydistrict abolished Preceded bynew district New York State Assembly 112th District 1966 Succeeded byDonald J. Mitchell Preceded byPeter R. Biondo New York State Assembly 103rd District 1967–1968 Succeeded byFred G. Field Jr. Preceded byJohn T. Satriale New York State Assembly Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means 1966–1968 Succeeded byWillis H. Stephens
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