Louis Waldman

Louis Waldman
Waldman c. January 1920 at expulsion hearings before the New York State Assembly
Member of the
New York State Assembly
from the 8th New York district
In office
January 1, 1918 – December 31, 1918
Preceded byAbraham Goodman
Succeeded byHerman Weiss
In office
January 1, 1920 – April 1, 1920
Preceded byHerman Weiss
Succeeded byVacant
In office
September 16, 1920 – September 21, 1920
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byMorris D. Reiss (1921)
Personal details
Born(1892-01-05)January 5, 1892
Yancherudnia, Ukraine
DiedSeptember 12, 1982(1982-09-12) (aged 90)
Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged
Manhattan, New York City
NationalityAmerican
Political partySocialist
Social Democratic
American Labor
SpouseBella B. Waldman
Occupationpolitician, labor lawyer
Known forSocial Democratic Federation co-founder, New York labor lawyer

Louis Waldman (January 5, 1892 – September 12, 1982) was a leading figure in the Socialist Party of America from the late 1910s and through the middle 1930s, a founding member of the Social Democratic Federation, and a prominent New York labor lawyer. He was expelled from the New York State Assembly in 1920 during the First Red Scare.[1]

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