Abraham J. Multer

Abraham J. Multer
Multer, c. 1961
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office November 4, 1947 – December 31, 1967
Preceded by	Leo F. Rayfiel
Succeeded by	Bertram L. Podell
Constituency	14th district (1947–1953) 13th district (1953–1967)
Judge of the New York Supreme Court for the Second District
In office January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1977
Personal details
Born	(1900-12-24)December 24, 1900 New York City, U.S.
Died	November 4, 1986(1986-11-04) (aged 85) West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Bertha Leff ​ (m. 1925)​
Children	2
Alma mater	City College of New York Brooklyn Law School
Occupation	Lawyer politician

Abraham Jacob Multer (December 24, 1900 – November 4, 1986) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served ten terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1947 to 1967.

Born in New York City, the son of Max and Emma (née Rock) Multer, he graduated from City College of New York in 1921 and Brooklyn Law School in 1922. He served in the United States Coast Guard Reserve from 1943 until 1945 and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.^[which?]

He was elected to Congress in 1947 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Leo F. Rayfiel and served from November 4, 1947, until his resignation on December 31, 1967, after election to the New York Supreme Court on November 7, 1967, where he served from January 1, 1968, until January 1, 1977.

He then served as special referee in the Brooklyn Appellate Division, from 1979 to 1984.

He married Bertha Leff in 1925, and they had two sons, Robert and Howard.^[1]

He died in West Hartford, Connecticut.

• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress

• United States Congress. "Abraham J. Multer (id: M001074)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-03-12

• Abraham J. Multer Papers from the American Jewish Archives
• Multer genealogy including Abraham Multer and his family