Herbert Lehman

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:advocated_for Labor rights
Affordable housing
Public education reforms
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:New_York_University
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_date March 28, 1878
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Cypress_Hills_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:1949
gptkb:James_M._Mead
gptkb:Jacob_K._Javits
1950
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:New_Deal
Public health initiatives
gptkbp:death_date December 5, 1963
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herbert Lehman
gptkbp:influenced New York politics
New York City development policies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Philanthropy
Progressive policies in New York
gptkbp:legacy Social welfare initiatives in New York State
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Captain
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_character Chairman of the New York State War Council
gptkbp:notable_work New York State's social welfare programs
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:investors
gptkbp:office gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_career 1920s
1950s
gptkbp:position_held U. S. Senator from New York
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:promoted Economic recovery post-Great Depression
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Lehman_Brothers
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:served_as Chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_Lehman
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Charles_Poletti
gptkbp:supported Veterans' benefits
Housing reforms
gptkbp:term_end gptkb:1942
gptkbp:term_start 1933
gptkbp:works_with gptkb:Robert_F._Wagner
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Governor_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:Jacob_K._Javits
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5