Robert Morgenthau | |
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![]() Morgenthau in 1985 | |
35th District Attorney of New York County | |
In office January 1, 1975 – December 31, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Richard Kuh |
Succeeded by | Cyrus Vance Jr. |
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York | |
In office December 4, 1962 – January 15, 1970 | |
President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Vincent L. Broderick (acting) |
Succeeded by | Whitney North Seymour Jr. |
In office April 18, 1961 – September 4, 1962 | |
President | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Samuel Hazard Gillespie Jr. |
Succeeded by | Vincent L. Broderick (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Morris Morgenthau July 31, 1919 New York City, U.S. |
Died | July 21, 2019 New York City, U.S. | (aged 99)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | |
Children | 7 |
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Education | Amherst College (BA) Yale University (LLB) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1940–1945 |
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Unit | USS Winslow (DD-359) USS Lansdale (DD-426) USS Harry F. Bauer |
Battles/wars | World 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.