About Paul P. E. Bookson
Lived 1933 – 2005 (aged 72). Paul P. E. Bookson was an American politician and judge.
Paul P. E. Bookson (January 25, 1933 – September 22, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life He was born on January 25, 1933, in New York City, the son of Leo Bookson and Anna Bookson. He practiced law in New York City, and entered politics as a Democrat. He married Tova Heller, and they had three daughters.
Bookson was a member of the New York State Senate from 1965 to 1974, sitting in the 175th, 176th, 177th, 178th, 179th and 180th New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture in 1965.
In November 1975, he was elected to the New York City Civil Court, and was re-elected in 1985.
He was a member of the congregation of the Eldridge Street Synagogue, He was instrumental in achieving the restoration of the synagogue.
On September 22, 2005, Bookson was hit by a motorcyclist while crossing Adams Street in Brooklyn, and died from his injuries a few hours later in Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan.
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Who was Paul P. E. Bookson?
American politician in New York (1933-2005)
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Paul P. E. Bookson was born on 25 January 1933.
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Paul P. E. Bookson died on 22 September 2005.
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Paul P. E. Bookson was a politician and judge.
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Paul P. E. Bookson was American.
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