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Benjamin Antin (August 4, 1884 – October 22, 1956) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York. ==Life== He was born on August 4, 1884, in Berlinez, then a village in the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire,〔(''New York Red Book'' ) (1922, pg. 97)〕 now located in the Bar Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. He emigrated to the United States in 1900. He attended the evening schools in New York City, and graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1910, and LL.B. from New York Law School in 1913.〔(''M'CALL POINTS WAY FOR LAW GRADUATES'' ) in NYT on June 12, 1913〕 On August 18, 1918,〔(''Antin—Polsky'' ) in NYT on August 19, 1918〕 he married Dora Polsky (c.1897–1970).〔(''MRS. BENJAMIN ANTIN'' ) in NYT on February 16, 1970 (subscription required)〕 He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Bronx Co., 3rd D.) in 1921 and 1922. In 1921, the Citizens Union endorsed Antin for re-election, saying that he was "intelligently active in behalf of housing reform bills."〔(''CITIZEN UNION GIVES LINE ON CANDIDATES'' ) in NYT on October 26, 1921〕 He was a member of the New York State Senate (22nd D.) from 1923 to 1930, sitting in the 146th, 147th, 148th, 149th, 150th, 151st, 152nd and 153rd New York State Legislatures; and was Chairman of the Committee on Education from 1923 to 1924. In 1927, he published his autobiography: ''The Gentleman from the Twenty-Second'' (Boni & Liveright, New York City, 301 pages).〔(''Mr. Antin Writes a Stark Book on State Politics'' ) in NYT on March 27, 1927 (subscription required)〕 He died on October 22, 1956, at his home at 601 East 20th Street in the Bronx, after a long illness.〔(''BENJAMIN ANTIN, EX-STATE SENATOR'' ) in NYT on October 23, 1956 (subscription required)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benjamin Antin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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