Rosenthal, Benjamin S. (Benjamin Stanley), 1923-1983

Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal (June 8, 1923 – January 4, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as the U.S. Representative from New York's 6th (1962-1963), 8th (1963-1983) and 7th (1983) congressional districts.

Born in New York City, he attended the public schools there before going on to Long Island University and City College of New York. Rosenthal served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946 and thereafter earned an LL.B. from Brooklyn Law School and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1949 and commenced practice in New York City. In 1954, he was admitted to the Supreme Court bar. Rosenthal was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-seventh United States Congress, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Lester Holtzman. Taking office on February 20, 1962, he was re-elected that fall, and then again to ten succeeding Congresses. Though elected as a "regular" or machine Democrat, Rosenthal compiled a liberal record in Congress, opposing the Vietnam War early on and working on consumer protection issues.

Re-elected in 1982, Rosenthal died in Washington, D.C. just one day after the 98th United States Congress met for the first time. He is buried in Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, New York.