Jason Lester Honigman

Jason Lester Honigman (October 25, 1904 – September 12, 1990) was a lawyer and the Republican nominee for Michigan Attorney General in 1958.

Early life Honigman was born in Russia on October 25, 1904. He emigrated to the United States in 1911 with his mother. After arriving in the United States, he was reunited with his father who had emigrated at an earlier time. In 1916, the Honigman family moved to Detroit, Michigan.

Law career

In 1926, he graduated from the University of Michigan at the head of his class. During college, he worked for a law firm headed by the Governor of Michigan, Alex Groesbeck. In 1948, with Milton J. Miller, he formed a law firm that is known today as Honigman LLP (commonly “Honigman”), currently located in the First National Building in the heart of downtown Detroit directly facing Campus Martius Park. In 1949, he authored Michigan Court Rules Annotated.

Politics

Honigman was a member of the Republican party. In 1958, he was the Republican nominee for Michigan Attorney General, losing to Democratic nominee Paul L. Adams of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Business Honigman served as chairman and chief executive officer of a national supermarket chain, Allied Supermarkets, from 1960 to 1968 and remained chairman until 1975. He was also chairman of the Gold Bell Stamp Company and president of the Michigan Mortgage Corporation.

Death

Honigman died congestive heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills, Michigan, aged 85.