American lawyer, District Attorney for New York County, New York
Robert Morgenthau
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
(1919-07-31)July 31, 1919 New York City, U.S.
Died
July 21, 2019(2019-07-21) (aged 99) New York City, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
Martha Pattridge
(m. 1943; died 1972)
Lucinda Franks
(m. 1977)
Children
7
Parents
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
Elinor Fatman
Relatives
Henry Morgenthau III (brother)
Henry Morgenthau Sr. (grandfather)
Mayer Lehman (great-grandfather)
Kramer Morgenthau (nephew)
Helen Morgenthau Fox (aunt)
Barbara W. Tuchman (cousin)
Anne W. Simon (cousin)
Education
Amherst College (BA) Yale University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Navy
Years of service
1940–1945
Rank
Lieutenant Commander
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.
^"Robert Morgenthau obituary". August 28, 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
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United States Navy
Lieutenant Commander