Sheldon Silver
Sheldon Silver | |
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Silver in 2011 | |
| 119th Speaker of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office February 11, 1994 – February 2, 2015 | |
| Governor | Mario Cuomo George Pataki Eliot Spitzer David Paterson Andrew Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Saul Weprin |
| Succeeded by | Carl Heastie |
| Member of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office January 1, 1977 – November 30, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony G. DiFalco |
| Succeeded by | Alice Cancel |
| Constituency | 63rd district (1977–1982) 62nd district (1983–2002) 64th district (2003–2012) 65th district (2012–2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1944 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 2022 (aged 77) Ayer, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rosa Mandelkern |
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| Signature | |
| Website | Archived Assembly website |
Sheldon Silver (February 13, 1944 – January 24, 2022) was an American Democratic Party politician, lawyer, and convicted felon. He was Speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1994 to 2015. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2015. Silver was born in New York City.
Silver was arrested on federal corruption charges in early 2015, and resigned as Speaker of the Assembly shortly afterward. At his trial that November, he was convicted of all charges. Silver was resentenced in July 2020 to 6 1⁄2 years in prison.
Silver died on January 24, 2022 at a prison hospital in Ayer, Massachusetts from problems caused by kidney disease, aged 77.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Parsnow, Luke (24 January 2022). "Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver dies at 77". Spectrum News NY1. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ McKinley, Jesse; Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (January 24, 2022). "Sheldon Silver, Former N.Y. Assembly Speaker, Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2022.