Irwin Pakula
{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (1897–1988)}}
{{infobox officeholder
|name=Irwin Pakula
|office=Member of the New York State Senate from the 7th district
|term_start=January 1, 1957
|term_end=December 31, 1958
|predecessor=James G. Sweeney
|successor=Seymour R. Thaler
|term_start2=January 1, 1947
|term_end2=December 31, 1948
|predecessor2=William N. Conrad
|successor2=William N. Conrad
|birth_date={{birth date|1897|12|4}}
|birth_place=Congress Poland
|death_date=May 1988 (aged 90)
|death_place=Lake Worth, Florida, U.S.
|nationality=American
|party=Republican
|education=DeWitt Clinton High School
New York University (BA)
New York University School of Law (JD)
|profession=Politician, lawyer
}}
Irwin Pakula (December 4, 1897 – May 1988) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on December 4, 1897, in Poland. The family emigrated to the United States when Irwin was still a child. He attended the public schools in New York City, and DeWitt Clinton High School. He graduated B.A. from the College of the City of New York, and J.D. from New York University School of Law.[https://books.google.com/books?id=jswGAQAAIAAJ&q=red+book+irwin+pakula+born New York Red Book] (1958–1959; pg. 107) He practiced law in New York City, and entered politics as a Republican.
Pakula was a member of the New York State Senate (7th D.) in 1947 and 1948. In 1947, he co-sponsored, with Assemblyman Malcolm Wilson, the Wilson Pakula Act. In November 1948, he ran for re-election, but was defeated by Democrat William N. Conrad.
In November 1956, Pakula defeated the incumbent Democratic State Senator James G. Sweeney, and was again a member of the State Senate in 1957 and 1958. In November 1958, Pakula ran for re-election, but was defeated by Democrat Seymour R. Thaler.
He died in May 1988,[http://sortedbyname.com/pages/p100452.html "PAKULA, IRWIN"] at Social Security Info in Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida.[http://crestleaf.com/p/50ba974d651a69e4d4fee209/irwin-pakula "Irwin Pakula"] at Crest Leaf
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{{succession box | before = James G. Sweeney | title = New York State Senate
7th District | years = 1957–1958 | after = Seymour R. Thaler}}
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Category:Politicians from Queens, New York
Category:Lawyers from Queens, New York
Category:Republican Party New York (state) state senators
Category:DeWitt Clinton High School alumni
Category:Emigrants from Congress Poland to the United States
Category:New York University School of Law alumni
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature