George H. Ittleman

George Howard Ittleman (March 15, 1881 – June 1974) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on March 15, 1881, in the Russian Empire.^[1] The family emigrated to the United States, and in 1892 settled in Brooklyn. He attended Boys High School. He graduated LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1903, was admitted to the bar in 1904, and practiced law in Brooklyn.^[2]

In November 1913, he was elected as a Progressive, with Republican and Independence League endorsement,^[3] to the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 6th D.), and was a member of the 137th New York State Legislature in 1914. In November 1914, he ran for re-election, but was defeated by Republican Nathan D. Shapiro.

In 1945, Ittleman headed a committee which supported Magistrate Abner C. Surpless to run for the Republican nomination for Mayor of New York City,^[4] but after five months of debate Surpless withdrew from the race in June.^[5]

Ittleman died in June 1974.^[6]

References

1. New York Red Book (1914; pg. 150)
2. Progressive Nominees for the Assembly in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on November 1, 1914
3. VOTERS' GUIDE FOR THE NEW ASSEMBLY in the New York Times on October 26, 1913
4. RECEPTION FOR SURPLESS; George H. Ittleman, a lawyer and former Assemblyman...announced yesterday that the group sponsoring Magistrate Abner C. Surpless... in the New York Times on January 28, 1945 (subscription required)
5. GOLDSTEIN, O'DWYER TO BE UNOPPOSED IN THE PRIMARIES; Surpless Withdraws...; ...when George H. Ittleman announced that Magistrate Abner C. Surpless of Brooklyn would not make a contest for the Republican nomination... in the New York Times on June 27, 1945 (subscription required)
6. "ITTLEMAN, GEORGE" at Social Security Info