Background
Beame, Abraham David was born on March 20, 1906 in London. Came to the United States, 1906. Naturalized, 1914. Son of Philip and Esther (Goldfarb) Beame.
Beame, Abraham David was born on March 20, 1906 in London. Came to the United States, 1906. Naturalized, 1914. Son of Philip and Esther (Goldfarb) Beame.
Bachelor of Business Administration, City College of New York, 1928.
High School teacher, New York City, 1929-1945. Partner Beame-Greidinger, Certified Public Accountants, 1925-1945. Instructor accounting and auditing Rutgers University, 1944-1945.
Assistant budget director New York City, 1946-1952, budget director, 1952-1961, comptroller, 1962-1965. Chairman finance committee, member board directors American Bank & Trust Company, New York City, 1966. Principal Abraham D. Beame Associates, 1966-1973.
Chairman board Arrow-Lock Corporation, 1966-1973. Mayor New York City, 1974-1977. Chairman advisory commission Intergovt.
Relations, Washington, from 1978. Commentator, urban affairs consultant Station W National Broadcasting Company-television, New York City, from 1978.
Member New York City Citizens Committee for Public Higher Education, Park Slope North Improvement Сorporation. Chairman national education program Religious Zionists American. Member lecture and forum committee National Democratic Club.
Chairman political and legislation affairs Kings County Democratic Executive Committee. Board directors Affiliated Young Democrats, Inc. Democratic candidate for mayor New York City, 1965.
Delegate Democratic National Conventions, 1956, 1960, 1964. Board directors Brooklyn region National Council Christians and Jews, New York State committee American's Conscience Fund, City College Fund, Brownsville Boys Club, United Jewish Appeal, Gil Hodges Foundation, American-Israel Cultural Foundation, International Synagogue, Brooklyn Jewish Community Council, Kyle Rote Metropolitan Football Conference, Countee Cullen Scholarship Foundation, Coordinator Council Education Disadvantaged, Brooklyn, Hebrew Home and Hospital for Aged, Grand St. Boys Association, Israel Bond Committee. Member Hillel Building Fund, Brooklyn College.
Trustee-at-large Federation Jewish Philanthropies. Member Friends of University Settlement. Member regional advisory board Anti-Defamation League.
Member graduate advisory board Baruch Sch. City College of New York. Member national legacies committee Yeshiva University.
Board sponsors art festival for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People legal defense. Member Zionist Organization American, City College Alumni Association (board directors 1952-1958), Beta Gamma Sigma Epsilon, B'nai B'rith (past trustee), Brookboro (Brooklyn).
Married Mary Ingerman, February 18, 1928. Children: Edmond M., Bernard W.