Herbert H. Lehman
Herbert H. Lehman · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Governor of New York and US Senator; sat on the NAACP executive committee and backed federal civil-rights legislation
1878, New York City, USA — 1963, New York City, USA
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Herbert H. Lehman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Governor of New York and US Senator; sat on the NAACP executive committee and backed federal civil-rights legislation
Herbert H. Lehman was a Jewish American statesman who served as Governor of New York and later as a U.S. Senator. He sat on the NAACP executive committee and consistently backed federal civil rights measures. A member of the Lehman Brothers banking family, he was a leading Jewish public figure who linked liberal politics with support for minority rights.
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Governor of New York and US Senator; sat on the NAACP executive committee and backed federal civil-rights legislation
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