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Wilentz family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey

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  David Theodore Wilentz (1894-1988) — also known as David T. Wilentz — of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia), December 21, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of Middlesex County Democratic Party, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1944; member, Arrangements Committee, 1964; delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large; elected 1933; New Jersey state attorney general, 1934-44. Jewish. Latvian ancestry. Died in Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., July 6, 1988 (age 93 years, 198 days). Interment at Beth Israel Memorial Park, Woodbridge, N.J.
  Relatives: Married 1919 to Lena Goldman; father of Warren W. Wilentz and Robert Nathan Wilentz; uncle of Kate Trynin (daughter-in-law of Meyer Kestnbaum); grandfather of Constance H. Williams.
  Political family: Wilentz family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Meyer Kestnbaum Meyer Kestnbaum (1896-1960) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 31, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Hart, Schaffner and Marx, clothing manufacturers, from 1941; director, Chicago and North Western Railway; chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55; special assistant to Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1955-60; accompanied Vice President Richard M. Nixon on an official visit to Moscow, 1959. Jewish. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died, from a heart attack, in his office, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 14, 1960 (age 64 years, 44 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Kestnbaum and Julia (Weintraub) Kestnbaum; married, June 2, 1925, to Gertrude Dana; father-in-law of Kate Trynin (niece of David Theodore Wilentz; first cousin of Warren W. Wilentz and Robert Nathan Wilentz); granduncle of Lawrence Kestenbaum.
  Political family: Wilentz family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Times, April 22, 1954
  Warren W. Wilentz (1924-2010) — of New Jersey; Edison, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., March 29, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Middlesex County Prosecuting Attorney, 1956-60; Middlesex County Attorney, 1960-67; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1966. Jewish. Latvian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Edison, Middlesex County, N.J., March 18, 2010 (age 85 years, 354 days). Interment at Beth Israel Memorial Park, Woodbridge, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of David Theodore Wilentz and Lena (Goldman) Wilentz; brother of Robert Nathan Wilentz; married to Stefani Sheresky; uncle of Constance H. Williams; first cousin of Kate Trynin (daughter-in-law of Meyer Kestnbaum).
  Political family: Wilentz family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Nathan Wilentz (1927-1996) — also known as Robert N. Wilentz — of Deal, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., February 17, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1966-69 (Middlesex County 1966-67, District 7-C 1968-69); chief justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1979-96; retired 1996. Jewish and Latvian ancestry. Died July 23, 1996 (age 69 years, 157 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Theodore Wilentz and Lena (Goldman) Wilentz; brother of Warren W. Wilentz; married 1949 to Jacqueline Malino; uncle of Constance H. Williams; first cousin of Kate Trynin (daughter-in-law of Meyer Kestnbaum).
  Political family: Wilentz family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Constance H. Williams (b. 1944) — also known as Connie Williams; Constance Hess — of King of Prussia, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., June 27, 1944. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives 149th District, 1997-2001; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of Pennsylvania state senate 17th District, 2001-08; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania. Female. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Daughter of Leon Hess and Norma (Wilentz) Hess; married to Sankey V. Williams; niece of Warren W. Wilentz and Robert Nathan Wilentz; granddaughter of David Theodore Wilentz.
  Political family: Wilentz family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Lawrence Kestenbaum (b. 1955) — also known as Larry Kestenbaum — of East Lansing, Ingham County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1955. Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham County Commissioner 8th District, 1983-88; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 52nd District, 1998; Washtenaw County Commissioner 4th District, 2000-02; Washtenaw County Clerk and Register of Deeds, 2005-. Jewish. Hungarian, German, Polish, and Norwegian ancestry. Member, National Trust for Historic Preservation; American Civil Liberties Union; Grange; Sierra Club; NAACP. Creator of The Political Graveyard web site. Still living as of 2022.
  Relatives: Son of Justin Louis Kestenbaum and Maryhelen (Dietrich) Kestenbaum; married, November 17, 1990, to Janice Gutfreund; grandnephew of Meyer Kestnbaum.
  Political family: Wilentz family of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
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