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    Untermyer, 
    Samuel, 1858–1940, American lawyer and 
    civic leader, b. Lynchburg, Va., grad. Columbia law school, 1878. He gained 
    fame as a lawyer and took part in some of the country's most important 
    litigation. He served as counsel to the congressional committee headed by 
    Arsène Pujo that investigated (1912) money trusts, and to the Lockwood 
    committee of the New York legislature, which probed (1921–22) statewide 
    housing conditions. As special counsel until 1933 in the famous New York 
    City transit suits, he helped maintain the five-cent subway fare. Untermyer 
    was a staunch advocate of stock-market regulations, government ownership of 
    railroads, and various legal reforms. A leading crusader against 
    anti-Semitism, Untermyer was active in the movement to boycott Germany after 
    Hitler rose to power. Source: www.answers.com |