Arthur Levitt, Sr.

Arthur Levitt, Sr.

Arthur Levitt (June 28, 1900 Brooklyn, New York City - May 6, 1980 New York City) was an American lawyer and politician.

Life

He served in the U.S. Army in World War I and World War II, finishing the latter as a colonel.

As a Democrat, he was New York State Comptroller for six terms from 1955 to 1978, the longest-serving person in this office. He was a delegate to the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Democratic National Conventions.

In 1961, he was the Tammany Hall regular candidate for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of New York City, but was defeated in the primary by incumbent Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. who had broken with Tammany's leader, Carmine DeSapio.

His son, Arthur Levitt, Jr., was chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission from 1993 to 2001.

ources

* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,924120,00.html] Obit in TIME Magazine on May 19, 1980
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/levingston-levitt.html] Political Graveyard

External links

* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/news/libraries/2002/2002-10-07.levitt_rbml.print.html Papers of Arthur Levitt Jr., Former Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Available at Columbia University's Rare Book & Manuscript Library]


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