Murray_Schwartz_(Queens)

Murray Schwartz (Queens politician)

Murray Schwartz (Queens politician)

American politician

Murray Schwartz (August 14, 1919 – October 5, 2001) was an American businessman and politician from New York.

Quick Facts Member of the New York Senate from the 9th District, Preceded by ...

Life

He was born on August 14, 1919,[1] in Brooklyn, New York City.[2] He engaged in the distribution of heating oil, and owned several travel agencies. He married Jeanette Jay, and they had two children. They lived in Queens. He entered politics as a Democrat.

He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1966 to 1972, sitting in the 176th, 177th, 178th and 179th New York State Legislatures.

He was New York City Commissioner of Commerce and Industry from 1974 to 1975.[3]

He died on October 5, 2001, at his summer home in Roslyn, New York.[4]

Songwriter Jack Lawrence (1912–2009) was his brother.

Sources

  1. [1]
    "SCHWARTZ, MURRAY" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at Social Security Info
  2. [2]
    New York Red Book (1966; pg. 46)
  3. [3]
    Mayor Forcing the Departure Of Commissioner of Commerce in the New York Times on September 15, 1975
  4. [4]
    Murray Schwartz, State Senator, 82 in the New York Times on October 21, 2001
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