Lawrence D. Cohen (politician)
{{short description|American judge and politician}}
{{About|the American politician|the American screenwriter|Lawrence D. Cohen}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Larry Cohen
| birth_name = Lawrence D. Cohen
| office = Mayor of St. Paul
| predecessor = Charles P. McCarty
| successor = George Latimer
| term_start = 1972
| term_end = 1976
| birth_place = Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
| birth_date = April 17, 1933
| death_date = September 11, 2016 (aged 83)
| education = University of Minnesota (LLB)
}}
Lawrence D. "Larry" Cohen (April 17, 1933 – September 11, 2016) was an American attorney, politician, and judge who served as mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1972 to 1976.
Early life and education
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota,{{cite web |url=http://www.jhsum.org/exhibits/jewish-lawyers/the-honorable-lawrence-cohen/ |title=Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest » The Honorable Lawrence Cohen |website=www.jhsum.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002144116/http://www.jhsum.org/exhibits/jewish-lawyers/the-honorable-lawrence-cohen/ |archive-date=2011-10-02}} Cohen graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1957.
Career
After graduating from law school, Cohen entered private practice as an attorney at law in Minnesota. He was elected to the Ramsey County, Minnesota Board of Commissioners in 1970 serving two years before being elected mayor of Saint Paul. Succeeded by George Latimer as mayor, Cohen returned to the private practice of law until appointed as a Minnesota state judge by Governor Rudy Perpich in 1988. Judge Cohen retired in 2002. He died on September 11, 2016, of cancer in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[http://www.twincities.com/2016/09/09/former-st-paul-mayor-judge-larry-cohen-dies/ Former St. Paul mayor and judge Larry Cohen dies][http://www.hodroffepsteinmemorialchapels.com/obituaries/Lawrence-Larry-Cohen/#!/Obituary Lawrence "Cohen" Cohen-obituary]
References
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- [http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=JudgeBio_v2&ID=30450 Senior Judge Lawrence D. Cohen] Minnesota Judicial Branch
- {{cite web | title =St. Paul Mayors | publisher =Saint Paul Public Library | url =http://www.stpaul.lib.mn.us/pdf/mayors.pdf | accessdate =2007-10-03 | url-status =dead | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20071128011410/http://www.stpaul.lib.mn.us/pdf/mayors.pdf | archivedate =2007-11-28 }}
- {{cite web | title =Mayors of St. Paul, Minnesota | publisher =The Political Graveyard | url = http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/saintpaul.html | accessdate =2007-10-03 }}
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Category:20th-century mayors of places in Minnesota
Category:Minnesota state court judges
Category:County commissioners in Minnesota
Category:Mayors of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:University of Minnesota Law School alumni
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Category:20th-century American lawyers
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