Bertram L. Podell

Bertram L. Podell (born December 27, 1925 in Brooklyn , New York , † August 17, 2005 in New York City ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1968 and 1975 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Bertram L. Podell was born and raised in Brooklyn about seven years after the end of the First World War . He attended Yeshiva of Flatbush and Abraham Lincoln High School , St. John's University (New York), and Brooklyn Law School . He was admitted to the bar in 1950 and then began practicing in New York City. Between 1944 and 1946 he served in the United States Navy . He was a member of the New York State Assembly between 1954 and 1968 .

Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . He was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in a by-election on February 20, 1968 in the 13th constituency of New York to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Abraham J. Multer . After three successful elections he suffered in 1974 a defeat in his renewed candidacy and retired after the January 3, 1975 Congress of.

He then worked as a lawyer in New York City, where he died on August 17, 2005.

Web links

Bertram L. Podell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Podell, Bertram L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 27, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brooklyn , New York
DATE OF DEATH	August 17, 2005
Place of death	New York City