Peter A. Abeles

Peter Aron Abeles (February 15, 1886 – September 12, 1952) was a Jewish Romanian-American lawyer, politician, and judge.

Life[edit]

Abeles was born on February 15, 1886, in Oltenița, Kingdom of Romania, the son of Aron Abeles and Rebecca Isser. He immigrated to America in 1895.^[1]

Abeles attended DeWitt Clinton High School. He started working as an accountant in around 1904.^[2] He then attended New York University School of Law, graduating from there in 1909. He was admitted to the bar in 1914 and began practicing law in New York City.^[1]

In 1918, Abeles was elected to the New York State Senate as a Republican with the endorsement of the Democratic Party, representing New York's 22nd State Senate district (parts of Bronx County). He served in the Senate in 1919^[2] and 1920.^[3] From 1924 to 1935, he was a Special U.S. Attorney of the Department of Justice^[4] and worked with the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.^[1] In 1935, Mayor La Guardia appointed him to the Magistrate's Court. Abeles and La Guardia were friends for many years.^[5] In 1941, he was reappointed to the court for a ten-year term.^[6]

Abeles was a member of the Bronx Bar Association, the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, the Zionist Order of America,^[2] the New York State Association of Magistrates, the Freemasons, and was a director of the Hebrew Home for Chronic Invalids. In 1913, he married Minerva Lobel. Their children were Audrey Lobel, Lowell Isser, Sheldon Abbott, Rodman Brandon, and Arynne Lucy.^[7] Minerva was co-leader of the Fusion Party in the Bronx.^[1]

Abeles died from a heart ailment while in a stationery store, where he went to make a telephone call, on September 12, 1952.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Peter Abeles Dies; Ex-Magistrate, 66" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. CI, no. 34566. New York, N.Y. 13 September 1952. p. 17.
^ ^a ^b ^c Malcolm, James (1919). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 111 – via Google Books.
^ Malcolm, James (1920). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 143 – via Google Books.
^ Schwartz, J. C., ed. (1937). Who's Who in Law. Vol. I. New York, N.Y. p. 12 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Mayor Appoints 3 to Court Openings" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXXXV, no. 28365. New York, N.Y. 22 September 1935. p. 24.
^ "2d Woman Named as a Magistrate" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. XC, no. 30474. New York, N.Y. 1 July 1941. p. 25.
^ "Abeles, Peter Aron: Who's Who in America, 1938". JewishData.

External links[edit]

The Political Graveyard

New York State Senate
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[:0-1] "Peter Abeles Dies; Ex-Magistrate, 66" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. CI, no. 34566. New York, N.Y. 13 September 1952. p. 17.

[:1-2] Malcolm, James (1919). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 111 – via Google Books.

[3] Malcolm, James (1920). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 143 – via Google Books.

[4] Schwartz, J. C., ed. (1937). Who's Who in Law. Vol. I. New York, N.Y. p. 12 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[5] "Mayor Appoints 3 to Court Openings" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXXXV, no. 28365. New York, N.Y. 22 September 1935. p. 24.

[6] "2d Woman Named as a Magistrate" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. XC, no. 30474. New York, N.Y. 1 July 1941. p. 25.

[7] "Abeles, Peter Aron: Who's Who in America, 1938". JewishData.

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