Samuel Untermyer

Samuel Untermyer
Samuel Untermyer, 1935
Born(1858-03-06)March 6, 1858
DiedMarch 16, 1940(1940-03-16) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
EducationCity College of New York (BA)
Columbia University (LLB)
OccupationCorporate lawyer
Known forCivic activism
Spouse
Minnie Carl
(m. 1880)
Children3, including Irwin Untermyer
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Samuel Untermyer (March 6, 1858[a] – March 16, 1940) was a prominent American lawyer and civic leader. He is also remembered for bequeathing his Yonkers, New York estate, now known as Untermyer Park, to the people of New York State.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Untermyer, Samuel" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 32 (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. pp. 901–02.
  2. ^ "Current Biography", 1940, p. 819.


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