Melville E. Abrams

Melville E. Abrams (February 14, 1912 – October 10, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on February 14, 1912, in New York City. He attended Junior High School No. 61 and Townsend Harris Hall High School. He graduated from the College of the City of New York and New York Law School. He practiced law in New York City, and entered politics as a Democrat. He married Anne Soffrin, and they had one son: Mark David Abrams (born 1950).^[1]

Abrams was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1955 until his death in 1966, sitting in the 170th, 171st, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th and 176th New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Committee on Social Welfare in 1965 and 1966.

He died on October 10, 1966, at his home at 1160 Evergreen Avenue in the Bronx, of a heart attack.^[2]

Sources

1. New York Red Book (1965–1966, pg. 141)
2. Assemblyman Melville Abrams, Hunts Point Representative, Dies in the New York Times on October 11, 1966 (subscription required)