Robert Morgenthau

Robert Morgenthau
Morgenthau in 1985
35th District Attorney of New York County
In office January 1, 1975 – December 31, 2009
Preceded by	Richard Kuh
Succeeded by	Cyrus Vance Jr.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office December 4, 1962 – January 15, 1970
President	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Vincent L. Broderick (acting)
Succeeded by	Whitney North Seymour Jr.
In office April 18, 1961 – September 4, 1962
President	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Samuel Hazard Gillespie Jr.
Succeeded by	Vincent L. Broderick (acting)
Personal details
Born	Robert Morris Morgenthau (1919-07-31)July 31, 1919 New York City, U.S.
Died	July 21, 2019(2019-07-21) (aged 99) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Martha Pattridge ​ ​ (m. 1943; died 1972)​ Lucinda Franks ​ (m. 1977)​
Children	7
Parents	Henry Morgenthau Jr. Elinor Fatman
Relatives	Henry Morgenthau III (brother) Henry Morgenthau Sr. (grandfather) Mayer Lehman (great-grandfather) Kramer Morgenthau (nephew) Helen Morgenthau Fox (aunt) Barbara W. Tuchman (cousin) Anne W. Simon (cousin)
Education	Amherst College (BA) Yale University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1940–1945
Rank	Lieutenant Commander
Unit	USS Winslow (DD-359) USS Lansdale (DD-426) USS Harry F. Bauer
Battles/wars	World War II

Robert Morris Morgenthau (/ˈmɔːrɡənθɔː/ MORG-ən-thaw; July 31, 1919 – July 21, 2019) was an American lawyer.^[1] From 1975 until his retirement in 2009, he was the District Attorney for New York County (the borough of Manhattan), having previously served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York throughout much of the 1960s on the appointment of John F. Kennedy. At retirement, Morgenthau was the longest-serving district attorney in the history of the State of New York.