In 1928, while the Democratic Party nominated New York Governor Al Smith for the presidency, the first time a Catholic from a major party was running for that office, the Republican Party of New York nominated Ottinger for governor, the first Jewish gubernatorial candidate in New York history. The Democratic Party nominated Franklin D. Roosevelt for governor, and Herbert Lehman, also a Jew, as the candidate for lieutenant governor of New York. On the national ticket, Herbert Hoover won by a landslide over Al Smith, the latter's religion clearly a national issue. The gubernatorial contest, however, was one of the closest in New York history. Against the national Republican trend, Roosevelt won by only 25,000 votes, less than 1% of the four million ballots cast.[citation needed]
At the end of his term as New York state's attorney general, Ottinger summed up his record as follows: "Hammer, hammer, hammer, at every manner and means of fraud and dishonesty, the prevention and assertion of which the Legislature has assigned to the Attorney General."[2]
Ottinger suffered a heart attack and died in New York City on January 13, 1938.[3]
albert, ottinger, albert, ottinger, september, 1878, january, 1938, american, lawyer, politician, from, september, 1928, binghamton, pressattorney, general, yorkin, office, january, 1925, december, 1928governoral, smithpreceded, bycarl, shermansucceeded, byham. Albert E Ottinger September 10 1878 January 13 1938 was an American lawyer and politician Albert OttingerFrom the September 29 1928 Binghamton PressAttorney General of New YorkIn office January 1 1925 December 31 1928GovernorAl SmithPreceded byCarl ShermanSucceeded byHamilton Ward Jr United States Assistant Attorney GeneralIn office January 1921 December 31 1924PresidentWarren G Harding Calvin CoolidgePreceded byThomas J SpellacySucceeded byIra Lloyd LettsMember of the New York State Senate 18th DistrictIn office 1917 1918Preceded byWilliam M BennettSucceeded bySalvatore A CotilloPersonal detailsBorn 1878 09 10 September 10 1878New York City USDiedJanuary 13 1938 1938 01 13 aged 59 New York City USResting placeUnion Field Cemetery Ridgewood Queens New YorkPolitical partyRepublicanRelationsRichard L Ottinger nephew Alma materNew York University Law SchoolProfessionAttorney Contents 1 Life and career 2 Family 3 See also 4 References 5 SourcesLife and career EditOttinger was born in Manhattan New York City the son of Moses Ottinger and Amelia Gottlieb Ottinger He graduated from New York University Law School in 1898 and became an attorney in New York City citation needed He was a member of the New York State Senate 18th District in 1917 and 1918 and then an assistant attorney general of the United States As such Ottinger ruled that the U S Congress could grant independence to the Philippines if it wished since the Philippines were an insular possession and therefore to be distinguished from the United States states and territorial possessions 1 He was New York State attorney general from 1925 to 1928 elected in 1924 and 1926 During his second term he was the only Republican who held state office and was responsible for closing down the notorious bucket shops on Wall Street He was a delegate to the 1928 and 1932 Republican National Conventions citation needed In 1928 while the Democratic Party nominated New York Governor Al Smith for the presidency the first time a Catholic from a major party was running for that office the Republican Party of New York nominated Ottinger for governor the first Jewish gubernatorial candidate in New York history The Democratic Party nominated Franklin D Roosevelt for governor and Herbert Lehman also a Jew as the candidate for lieutenant governor of New York On the national ticket Herbert Hoover won by a landslide over Al Smith the latter s religion clearly a national issue The gubernatorial contest however was one of the closest in New York history Against the national Republican trend Roosevelt won by only 25 000 votes less than 1 of the four million ballots cast citation needed At the end of his term as New York state s attorney general Ottinger summed up his record as follows Hammer hammer hammer at every manner and means of fraud and dishonesty the prevention and assertion of which the Legislature has assigned to the Attorney General 2 Ottinger suffered a heart attack and died in New York City on January 13 1938 3 Family EditOttinger never married and was survived by three brothers Leon Lawrence and Nathan Nathan Ottinger was a justice of the New York Supreme Court Lawrence Ottinger was the father of Richard L Ottinger who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives See also EditList of Jewish American juristsReferences Edit Declares Congress May Free Filipinos New York Times May 3 1924 p 7 Legal Affairs Archived from the original on 2009 10 15 Retrieved 2006 03 06 Albert Ottinger Dies in New York Baltimore Sun January 14 1938 p 11 Sources EditObit notice in Time magazine on January 24 1938 List of New York attorneys general at Office of the NYSAGNew York State SenatePreceded byWilliam M Bennett New York State Senate 18th District1917 1918 Succeeded bySalvatore A CotilloLegal officesPreceded byThomas J Spellacy United States Assistant Attorney General1921 1924 Succeeded byIra Lloyd LettsPreceded byCarl Sherman New York Attorney General1925 1928 Succeeded byHamilton Ward Jr Party political officesPreceded byOgden L Mills Republican Nominee for Governor of New York1928 Succeeded byCharles H Tuttle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert Ottinger amp oldid 1161188244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
