Draft:Lawrence Finkelstein

Lawrence Finkelstein
Born1926
Died13 February 2019
OccupationProfessor of Political Science
TitleParticipant in the founding of the United Nations
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse(s)Dr. Marina Salvin Finkelstein (widowed 1971), Non Tollund

Lawrence "Larry" S. Finkelstein was a scholar of Political Science, International Relations, and African Studies. He was an early member of the United Nations Secretariat. He served with Ralph Bunche at the United Nations.[1] He witnessed the last session of the League of Nations and the Charter of the United Nations.

Finkelstein's first wife was Dr. Marina Salvin Finkelstein, who died on 7 March, 1971. [2]

In 1973, Finkelstein married his second wife, Non Dilliana de Bohun Tolland Finkelstein. [3] They were married until his death in 2019.

In retirement, Finkelstein was a member of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. [4] In 2000, he campaigned to join the New Hampshire State House of Representatives. He won the Democratic Party Nomination, unopposed, but was defeated in the General Election by Republican Party candidate Carolyn M. Gargasz. [5]

  1. ^ "Lawrence S. Finkelstein". nashuatelegraph.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ^ "MARINA FINKELSTEIN, EDITOR AT HARVARD". The New York Times. 1972-03-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  3. ^ "Non Dilliana de Bohun Finkelstein". nashuatelegraph.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  4. ^ "Federal Election Commission. ITEMIZED RECEIPTS. All Listed Line Numbers. Committee: NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY".
  5. ^ "NH Elections Database » Candidate Profile..." NH Elections Database. Retrieved 2024-06-22.