Emanuel Celler

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Emanuel Celler was a long-serving U.S. Congressman from New York and influential chair of the House Judiciary Committee, known for championing major civil rights and immigration reform legislation in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
Democratic Party politician
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
almaMater Columbia Law School NERFINISHED
Columbia University NERFINISHED
burialPlace Mount Neboh Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1888-05-06
dateOfDeath 1981-01-15
educatedAt Columbia Law School
Columbia University
endTimeAsJudiciaryChair 1973
endTimeOfServiceInHouse 1973
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Celler NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork civil rights law
immigration law
givenName Emanuel NERFINISHED
heritage German-Jewish descent
knownFor championing civil rights legislation
leading immigration reform in the United States
opposition to national-origins quota system in U.S. immigration law
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
name Emanuel Celler NERFINISHED
notableFor longest continuously serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives at the time of his retirement
notableWork Civil Rights Act of 1964 NERFINISHED
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 NERFINISHED
Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED
occupation lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chair of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
United States representative NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
representedDistrict New York's 10th congressional district NERFINISHED
New York's 11th congressional district NERFINISHED
residence Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Stella Baar Celler NERFINISHED
startTimeAsJudiciaryChair 1949
startTimeOfServiceInHouse 1923
workLocation New York City
Washington, D.C.

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Celler-Kefauver Act namedAfter Emanuel Celler
Celler-Kefauver Act sponsor Emanuel Celler
Public Law 88-352 sponsorInHouse Emanuel Celler