Andrew Lawrence Somers
Andrew Lawrence Somers | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office March 4, 1925 – April 6, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Charles I. Stengle |
| Succeeded by | Edna F. Kelly |
| Constituency | 6th district (1925–1945) 10th district (1945–1949) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1895 Brooklyn, New York City |
| Died | April 6, 1949 (aged 54) Queens, New York City |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Manhattan College New York University |
Andrew Lawrence Somers (March 21, 1895 – April 6, 1949) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, serving from March 4, 1925 until his death on April 6, 1949. Representing a Brooklyn district- an area with a substantial immigrant and Jewish population- Somers' long tenure spanned the economic upheavals of the interwar period, the transformative New Deal era, World War II, and the early stages of the Cold War. He was known for his expertise in monetary legislation, his efforts to aid European Jews fleeing persecution during World War II and his later advocacy related to the founding of the State of Israel.