Frederick Francis Greenman

Background

Greenman, Frederick Francis was born on September 3, 1892 in New York City. Son of Max and Kate (Cooperman) Greenman.

Education

Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Harvard (Pulitzer scholar), 1914, Bachelor of Laws cum laude, 1916.

Career

Admitted to New York bar, 1917. Clerk Leventritt, Cook, Nathan & Lehman, 1916. Member Cook, Nathan, Lehman & Greenman, predecessors and successors, 1922-1947, Greenman, Shea, and Zimet, New York City, and Washington, since 1947.

Counsel financial and general litigations state and federal cts. General counsel Army-Navy Liquidation Commissioner, 1945, Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, State Department, 1945-1946. Republican candidate for New York State senator, 1934, for United States Congress, New York, 17th Congressional District, 1936.

Assistant to Eastern campaign manager for Wendell L. Wilkie, v. chairman Eastern division Republican National Committee, 1940. Member Republican State Committee, executive member 7th Assembly District, New York, 1942-1943. Chairman board Menorah Association, 1930-1932.

Chairman allotment committee United Jewish Appeal, 1941. Trustee Jewish Institute Religion, 1934-1943, State University New York since 1948, chairman 4-year college committee, 1948-1951, chairman technical school committee Community College 1951-1957, Chairman of Commission planning and development, since 1957. President United Neighborhood Houses.

Chairman joint defense appeal American Jewish Committee Anti-Defamation League. Trustee, vice president Temple Emanu-El, Jewish Board Guardians, Citizens Housing, Planning Council. Chairman executive board American Jewish Committee, since 1961.

Vice president Union American Hebrew Congregations, vice president, vice chairman, 1939-1950. P.p., honorary president New York Federation Reform Synagogues. Chairman advising committee on debating, Harvard University.

Delegate White House Conference, on Education, 1955.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Wire Tapping and Civil Liberties, 1938. Editor Harvard Law Review.

Membership

Served as private to Second lieutenant Field Artillery, United States Army, World War I. Member Bar Association City New York, New York Company Lawyers Association, Harvard Law School Association of New York (vice president 1943), American Law Institute, American, New York State Bar Associations, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho. Clubs: Army and Navy, Woodmont Country (Washington).

Connections

Married Mildred S. Liebman, November 15, 1921. Children: Barbara (Mistress Leon M. Stier), Mimi (Mistress George World War II Grosser), Frederick Francis.