Samuel Dickstein (congressman), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Dickstein (congressman)

American politician

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1885

Place of Birth: Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1954

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York (22-year tenure) and a New York State Supreme Court Justice.
He played a key role in establishing the committee that would become the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which he used to attack fascists, including Nazi sympathizers, and suspected communists.
In 1999, authors Allen Weinstein and Alexander Vassiliev learned that Soviet files indicate that Dickstein was a paid agent of the NKVD.