Davidson, Irwin D. (Irwin Delmore), 1906-1981

DAVIDSON, Irwin Delmore, a Representative from New York; born in New York City January 2, 1906; attended the public schools; Washington Square College of New York University, B.S., 1927; New York University Law School, LL.B., 1928; was admitted to the bar in 1929 and commenced the practice of law in New York City; counsel for Legislative Bill Drafting Commission in 1935 and special counsel to New York State Mortgage Commission in 1936; attended the New York State Constitutional convention in 1938 and acted as secretary to the Democratic leader; elected to the State assembly in 1936 and resigned in 1948; justice of the Court of Special Sessions in New York City from 1948 until his resignation in 1954 to become a candidate for United States House of Representatives; elected as a Democrat-Liberal to the Eighty-fourth Congress and served from January 3, 1955, until his resignation on December 31, 1956; elected judge of the Court of General Sessions in the county of New York in 1956 for a fourteen-year term; New York State Supreme Court, 1963-1974; resided in New Rochelle, N.Y. until his death there on August 1, 1981; cremated, ashes scattered over the Long Island Sound by seaplane.

<p>Irwin Delmore Davidson (January 2, 1906 – August 1, 1981) was a Democratic-Liberal member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.</p>

<p>Davidson was born on January 2, 1906, in New York City. He graduated from New York University in 1927, and from New York University School of Law in 1928.</p>

<p>He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1937.</p>

<p>He was again a member of the State Assembly from 1939 to 1948, sitting in the 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th and 166th New York State Legislatures.</p>

<p>He was elected to the 84th United States Congress, holding office from January 3, 1955, to December 31, 1956, when he resigned.</p>

<p>He was a Justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1963 to 1974.</p>

<p>He died at his home at Premium Point in New Rochelle, New York on August 1, 1981.</p>

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li> 11/03/1970 NY State Supreme Court 01 Won 24.79% (+0.16%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1954 NY District 20 Won 67.24% (+36.58%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1948 NY Assembly - New York 05 Won 58.21% (+26.35%)</li>
<li> 11/05/1946 NY Assembly - New York 05 Won 57.51% (+15.03%)</li>
<li> 11/07/1944 NY Assembly - New York 05 Won 66.06% (+40.91%)</li>
<li> 11/03/1942 NY Assembly - New York 07 Won 64.07% (+28.13%)</li>
<li> 11/05/1940 NY Assembly - New York 07 Won 61.57% (+23.15%)</li>
<li> 11/08/1938 NY Assembly - New York 07 Won 54.92% (+10.51%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1937 NY Assembly - New York 07 Lost 41.60% (-3.16%)</li>
<li> 11/03/1936 NY Assembly - New York 07 Won 66.45% (+36.78%)</li>
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