Robert Morgenthau

Robert Morgenthau
Morgenthau in 1985
35th District Attorney of New York County
In office
January 1, 1975 – December 31, 2009
Preceded byRichard Kuh
Succeeded byCyrus Vance Jr.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office
December 4, 1962 – January 15, 1970
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded byVincent L. Broderick (acting)
Succeeded byWhitney North Seymour Jr.
In office
April 18, 1961 – September 4, 1962
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded bySamuel Hazard Gillespie Jr.
Succeeded byVincent L. Broderick (acting)
Personal details
Born
Robert Morris Morgenthau

(1919-07-31)July 31, 1919
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 21, 2019(2019-07-21) (aged 99)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Martha Pattridge
(m. 1943; died 1972)
(m. 1977)
Children7
Parents
Relatives
EducationAmherst College (BA)
Yale University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1940–1945
Rank Lieutenant Commander
UnitUSS Winslow (DD-359)
USS Lansdale (DD-426)
USS Harry F. Bauer
Battles/warsWorld War II

Robert Morris Morgenthau (/ˈmɔːrɡənθɔː/ MORG-ən-thaw; July 31, 1919 – July 21, 2019) was an American lawyer.[1] From 1975 until his retirement in 2009, he was the District Attorney for New York County (the borough of Manhattan), having previously served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York throughout much of the 1960s on the appointment of John F. Kennedy. At retirement, Morgenthau was the longest-serving district attorney in the history of the State of New York.

  1. ^ "Robert Morgenthau obituary". August 28, 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.