David T. Wilentz | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of New Jersey | |
| In office February 4, 1934 – February 4, 1944 | |
| Governor | A. Harry Moore |
| Preceded by | William A. Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Walter D. Van Riper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 21, 1894 Dvinsk, Russian Empire |
| Died | July 6, 1988 (aged 93) Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Lena Goldman (m. 1919) |
| Children | 3, including Robert and Warren |
| Alma mater | New York Law School (LLB) |
David Theodore Wilentz (December 21, 1894 – July 6, 1988) was the Attorney General of New Jersey from 1934 to 1944. In 1935 he successfully prosecuted Bruno Hauptmann in the Lindbergh kidnapping trial. He was the father of Robert Wilentz, Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1979 to 1996, as well as Norma Hess, wife of Leon Hess, founder of Hess Corporation and Warren Wilentz