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Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 – December 5, 1963) was an American financier and Democratic politician who served as the 45th governor of New York from 1933 to 1942 and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1957. Early life and career.
Herbert H. Lehman served two terms (1929-1933) as lieutenant governor of New York State under the administration of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, who referred to him as “my good right arm.”
The Birth of a Political Life. Herbert Lehman became actively involved in Democratic Party politics in the 1920s through his association with Governor Al Smith, eventually serving as one of Smith’s top lieutenants in the Governor’s efforts to win the presidency in 1928.
Feb 24, 2017 · Yet Mr. Lehman, a Democrat who later became governor (elected in 1932 by a record plurality at the time) and then a United States senator, has been largely forgotten among New York’s political ...
Learn about Herbert H. Lehman, the former governor, senator, and humanitarian who inspired the name of Lehman College. He was a leader who fought for social justice, civil rights, and international relief in the face of adversity.
From 1943 until 1946, as director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, he directed the largest international relief effort in history: 24 million tons of food, clothing, and medical supplies to 500 million victims of world war.
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This new biography of Herbert H. Lehman -- four-time Governor of New York State, U.S. Senator, humanitarian, and political reformer -- fills the void left by scholars who have neglected this revered public servant of the mid-20th Century.
