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Solomon Samuel Arsht

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Solomon Samuel Arsht

Birth
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Death
3 Mar 1999 (aged 88)
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Burial
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA Add to Map
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Son of Moses Arsht and Bessie Oxenhandler. Married Roxana Cannon. Father of Adrienne and Alison.

Born in Wilmington in 1910, Samuel Arsht was a partner with the Wilmington law firm Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell. He headed a commission to revise and codify state law in 1949, was counsel for the former State Highway Commission and chaired the committee to overhaul General Corporation Law, which was approved by the Delaware General Assembly in 1967.

Awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Delaware in 1991, Samuel Arsht was an enthusiastic supporter of the university from 1983 until his death in 1999.
Son of Moses Arsht and Bessie Oxenhandler. Married Roxana Cannon. Father of Adrienne and Alison.

Born in Wilmington in 1910, Samuel Arsht was a partner with the Wilmington law firm Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell. He headed a commission to revise and codify state law in 1949, was counsel for the former State Highway Commission and chaired the committee to overhaul General Corporation Law, which was approved by the Delaware General Assembly in 1967.

Awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Delaware in 1991, Samuel Arsht was an enthusiastic supporter of the university from 1983 until his death in 1999.


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  • Added: Oct 23, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79153970/solomon_samuel-arsht: accessed ), memorial page for Solomon Samuel Arsht (4 Jul 1910–3 Mar 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79153970, citing Jewish Community Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA; Maintained by HWA (contributor 46565033).