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Jacob Javits

Also Known As Jacob Koppel Javits
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Jacob Koppel Javits lived from May 18, 1904 to March 7, 1986 and was an American lawyer and politician from New York. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1954 and in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1981, and was Attorney General of New York from 1955 to 1957. Considered a liberal Republican, he supported labor unions, the Great Society, and the civil rights movement, and played a key role in passing civil rights legislation including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. An opponent of the Vietnam War, he drafted the War Powers Resolution of 1973, and he also sponsored the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which regulated private pension plans. He lost the 1980 Republican Senate primary and ran unsuccessfully in the general election as the Liberal Party nominee.

Facts
Role
Legislator: United States Senator from New York, 1957-1981; earlier U.S. Representative from New York, 1947-1954. Republican Party. 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
United States; federal statutory and constitutional law 1
Born
1904 1
Birth Date
1904-05-18 1
Birthplace
New York City, U.S. 1
Died
1986 1
Death Date
1986-03-07 1
Place of Death
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. 1
Classification
Field of Law
Human Rights Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Lawyer 2
Role (category)
Politician 2
Connections

In Legal System

Law of the United States, Legal Systems
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1. Jacob Javits (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • infobox, Born field
    Born Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-05-18)May 18, 1904 New York City, U.S.
  • infobox, Died field
    March 7, 1986(1986-03-07) (aged 81) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
  • lead paragraph, first two sentences
    Jacob Koppel Javits (May 18, 1904, March 7, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of New York. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1954 and a member of the United States Senate from 1957 to 1981.
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2. Wikidata: Jacob Javits
  • Wikidata Q1875906, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Legal System: Law of the United States, Jacob Koppel Javits ( JAV-its; May 18, 1904, March 7, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state o
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which laws did Jacob Javits help pass or write?

The War Powers Resolution and ERISA, plus key civil rights laws.

Javits played a key role in passing civil rights legislation including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He drafted the War Powers Resolution of 1973 and sponsored the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which regulated private pension plans.

What offices did Javits hold?

House, New York Attorney General, then Senate from 1957 to 1981.

He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1954, as Attorney General of New York from 1955 to 1957, and in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1981. He lost the 1980 Republican Senate primary and ran unsuccessfully in the general election as the Liberal Party nominee.
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