Emanuel Celler
(1888-1981)
American politician
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Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American politician from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives for almost 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, during World War II, Celler strongly supported help for Jewish refugees fleeing Europe, and as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee for all but two years between 1949 and 1973, he ushered through the House the major Civil Rights Movement legislation of the era. His district was based in Brooklyn and Queens.
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6 May 1888 Brooklyn, New York
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15 January 1981 (aged 92) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
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