David T. Wilentz

Male, Deceased Person

1894 – 1988

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Who was David T. Wilentz?

David Theodore Wilentz was the Attorney General of New Jersey from 1934 to 1944. In 1935 he successfully prosecuted Bruno Hauptmann in the Lindbergh kidnapping trial. He was the father of Robert Wilentz, Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1979 to 1996, as well as Norma Hess, wife of Leon Hess, founder of Hess Corporation.

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Born
Dec 21, 1894
Also known as
  • David Wilentz
Children
Education
  • New York Law School
Lived in
  • Perth Amboy
Died
Jul 6, 1988

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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