He was born on March 6, 1916, in
Schenectady, New York, the son of Abram Lifset and Rose (Barish) Lifset. He attended Nott Terrace High School. He graduated
A.B. from
Union College in 1937, and
LL.B. from
Albany Law School in 1940. He was admitted to the bar in 1940. In May 1942, he married Violet L. Rubin, and they had two sons. During
World War II he served in the
U.S. Army, and finished the war as a
major of the
82nd Airborne Division. He was awarded the
Bronze Star Medal, six
battle stars, and an
Arrowhead device. Later he was promoted to
colonel of the Army Reserve. In 1946, he began to practice law in
Albany. Lifset was a member of the
New York State Assembly from 1957 to 1968, sitting in the
171st,
172nd,
173rd,
174th,
175th,
176th and
177th New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Committee on Affairs of Cities in 1965, and Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means from 1966 to 1968. He died on May 21, 2005, in the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home in
Albany, New York. ==Sources==