Benjamin F. Feinberg
American politician in New York (1888-1959)
Benjamin Franklin Feinberg (October 23, 1888 – February 6, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was temporary president of the New York State Senate from 1944 to 1949.
Life
He was born on October 23, 1888, in Malone, Franklin County, New York. Later, he lived in Plattsburgh.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1933 to 1949, sitting in the 156th, 157th, 158th, 159th, 160th, 161st, 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, and 167th New York State Legislatures; and was temporary president from 1944 to 1949.
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1938. He was an alternate delegate to the 1940 Republican National Convention, and a delegate to the 1944 and 1948 Republican National Conventions.
Feinberg Law
In 1949, he sponsored the Feinberg Bill, an act to purge communist and fellow traveler teachers from the state public-school system. The bill required the Regents of the State School Board to draw up a list of all subversive organizations. Membership in such organizations was sufficient grounds for summary removal.
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