Saul Weprin
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Saul Weprin (August 5, 1927 Brooklyn, New York City -February 11, 1994 Queens, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician.
[edit] Life
He was the son of a wholesale food dealer and a housewife who emigrated from the Kiev area to New York. He graduated from Brooklyn College and Brooklyn Law School, and practiced law at the Manhattan law firm of Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges.
He was a Democratic member from Queens County of the New York State Assembly, and was elected Speaker on December 16, 1991, after Speaker Mel Miller had lost his seat in the Assembly upon being convicted for mail fraud.. Weprin pushed the first gay rights bill through the Assembly.
He died at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens from complications resulting from a stroke.
[edit] Family
His wife Sylvia, whom he married in 1950, was a New York City schoolteacher. After his death, his son Mark Weprin won his former seat, and remains in the Assembly to this day. His son David Weprin is a member of the New York City Council. His oldest son, Barry Weprin, is an attorney in New York.
[edit] Sources
- ^ Sack, Kevin. "Saul Weprin Is Dead at 66; Sought Assembly Harmony." The New York Times (Section 1; Page 10; Column 1; Metropolitan Desk), February 12, 1994
- ^ ibid
- [3] His election as Speaker, in NYT on December 17, 1991
| Preceded by Martin Rodell |
New York State Assembly, 21st District 1971 – 1972 |
Succeeded by George Farrell |
| Preceded by Arthur Cooperman |
New York State Assembly, 24th District 1973 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Mark Weprin |
| Preceded by James R. Tallon, Jr. Acting |
Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1991 - 1994 |
Succeeded by Sheldon Silver |
