Theodore Roosevelt Kupferman (May 12, 1920 – September 23, 2003) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Kupferman was born in New York City. He graduated from City College of New York and Columbia Law School. He was a member of the legal department of Warner Bros. Pictures from 1943 until 1948 and from 1949 until 1951. He was a member of NBC's legal department from 1951 until 1953. He was an assistant and adjunct professor of law at New York Law School from 1959 until 1964. He was in the New York City Council from 1962 until 1966. He was elected to Congress in 1966 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John V. Lindsay, defeating William Vanden Heuvel, and served from February 8, 1966 until January 3, 1969. He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1969 until 1996.
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Preceded by Stanley M. Isaacs |
New York City Council, 20th District 1962–1965 |
Succeeded by Thomas Cuite |
Preceded by NEW DISTRICT |
New York City Council, 2nd District 1966 |
Succeeded by Woodward Kingman |
United States House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by John V. Lindsay |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th congressional district 1966–1969 |
Succeeded by Edward I. Koch |