Background
He was born on January 10, 1922, in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, the son of Harry E. Bronston (1892–1972).
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was born on January 10, 1922, in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, the son of Harry E. Bronston (1892–1972).
He attended Plainfield High School. He graduated Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College in 1942. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1948, and received an Master of Laws in taxation from New York University School of Law.
During World World War II he served in the United States. Marine Corps. He was admitted to the bar in 1949, and practiced in New York City. On January 2, 1981, he was sentenced by Milton Pollack, of the United States. District Court for the Southern District of New York, to four months in prison for fraud.
Bronston had helped one company to get a contract for New York City bus shelters while having been retained by, and thus legally representing, a competing company.
On August 19, 1981, the conviction was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On June 18, 1981, Bronston"s license to practice law was suspended by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division effective July 17.
On March 5, 1985, the suspension was declared as terminated, effectively from September 17, 1984.
He entered politics as a Democrat, and was a member of the New York State Senate from 1959 to 1978, sitting in the 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th, 177th, 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st and 182nd New York State Legislatures.