Robert M. Morgenthau
Robert Morris Morgenthau [ ˈmɔːrgənθɔː ] (born July 31, 1919 in New York City ; † July 21, 2019 there ) was an American lawyer . As District Attorney in New York City, he was responsible for the Manhattan borough and was considered a formative figure in his area.
Career
Early years
Robert Morgenthau was born in New York City in 1919 and comes from a well-known Jewish family who emigrated from Germany to the USA in 1866. His father Henry Morgenthau was Treasury Secretary of the United States from 1934 to 1945 and is the namesake of the Morgenthau Plan . Robert Morgenthau's grandfather, Henry Morgenthau senior, was a diplomat and entrepreneur for many years .
After graduating from Deerfield Academy and Amherst College , Robert Morgenthau joined the United States Navy and served there for over four years during World War II . He then studied at Yale University until 1948 and then worked for the renowned law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, as a partner from 1954.
Public offices
After twelve years as a solicitor in the private sector, Morgenthau accepted President John F. Kennedy's appointment to the office of United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1961 and joined the prosecution . After holding several positions as a public prosecutor, he was most recently District Attorney for 30 years , i.e. the chief prosecutor and representative of the public prosecutor's office in Manhattan . Many convictions of well-known accused were obtained under his leadership; many negotiations were the subject of worldwide coverage, including:
- the case of Mark David Chapman , murderer of ex-Beatle John Lennon
- the case of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International
- the former CEO of Tyco International fraud
- the trial of Bernhard Goetz , who shot four African-Americans on the New York subway in 1984 who wanted to rob him.
His work served the creators of the television series Law & Order as a template for the character of one of the prosecutors in the series. In 2005, at the age of 85, Robert Morgenthau stated that he would be campaigning for a ninth and final term, which he won with 99% of the vote. On December 31, 2009, Morgenthau ended his career as a prosecutor at the age of 90. He was succeeded by Cyrus Vance Jr. , the son of former US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance .
Private life
Morgenthau was a member of the Democratic Party and was involved as chairman of the Police Athletic League of New York City (a charitable organization for the benefit of the police) and chairman of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan .
He had five children with his first wife, Martha Pattridge, who died in 1972. In 1977 he married the journalist Lucinda Franks; with her he had two children. Morgenthau died in Lenox Hill Hospital just before his 100th birthday in July 2019 .
Web links
- Robert M. Morgenthau at The Political Graveyard
- Robert M. Morgenthau's biography in the Jewish Library
- An Era , report in the New York Times
- Press release , New York News
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Robert Morgenthau, Longtime Manhattan District Attorney, Dies at 99 , New York Times, July 22, 2019, accessed July 22, 2019
- ^ Real Life Law & Order , CBS News
- ^ Report in New York Magazine
- ^ Morgenthau retired at 90, CBS News
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morgenthau, Robert M. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morgenthau, Robert Morris (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 2019 |
| Place of death | New York City |