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Lasker family of California and New York

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  Albert Davis Lasker (1880-1952) — also known as Albert D. Lasker; "The Father of Modern Advertising" — of Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born, of American parents, in Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau), Germany, May 1, 1880. Republican. Advertising business; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; resigned 1923; chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1940; University of Illinois trustee, 1937-42. Jewish. German ancestry. Member, American Jewish Committee. As part owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, devised "Lasker Plan" for reorganization of baseball, 1920. Established the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation for promotion of medical research. Died, of cancer, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 30, 1952 (age 72 years, 29 days). Entombed at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Morris Lasker and Nettie (Davis) Lasker; married 1902 to Flora Warner; married 1938 to Doris Kenyon; married, June 21, 1940, to Mary (Woodard) Reinhardt; father of Edward Lasker; nephew of Eduard Lasker; uncle of Morris Edward Lasker.
  Political family: Lasker family of California and New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Lasker (1912-1997) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born May 15, 1912. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; movie producer; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1956, 1960; director, Philip Morris tobacco company, 1961-80. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 11, 1997 (age 85 years, 57 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Step-son of Mary (Woodard) Lasker; son of Albert Davis Lasker and Flora (Warner) Lasker; married, February 1, 1935, to Caral Gimbel; married, December 5, 1946, to Nancy Guild; married, August 20, 1947, to Jane Greer; first cousin of Morris Edward Lasker.
  Political family: Lasker family of California and New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile
  Morris Edward Lasker (1917-2009) — also known as Morris E. Lasker; Edward Morris Lasker — of White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y.; Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, N.Y.; Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Hartsdale, Westchester County, N.Y., July 17, 1917. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1950; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1968-83; took senior status 1983. Died, of cancer, in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., December 25, 2009 (age 92 years, 161 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Lasker and Peggy Lasker; married 1943 to Helen Marie 'Toy' Schubach; nephew of Albert Davis Lasker; first cousin of Edward Lasker.
  Political family: Lasker family of California and New York.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article
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