James J. Lanzetta

James Lanzetta
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 20th district
In office
January 3, 1937  January 3, 1939
Preceded byVito Marcantonio
Succeeded byVito Marcantonio
In office
March 4, 1933  January 3, 1935
Preceded byFiorello LaGuardia
Succeeded byVito Marcantonio
Personal details
Born(1894-12-21)December 21, 1894
New York City
DiedOctober 27, 1956(1956-10-27) (aged 61)
Broadway
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEthel Lanzetta
Alma materNew York University
Fordham University
OccupationLawyer, jurist

James Joseph Lanzetta (IPA: [lanˈtsetta]) (December 21, 1894 – October 27, 1956) was an engineer, an attorney and a politician, a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York for two non-consecutive terms, the first from 1933 to 1935 and the second between 1937 and 1939, and a justice in city court. He was appointed as a legislative representative for the government of Puerto Rico in Washington, DC. After that he served as a city magistrate in New York, and in 1947 was appointed as a justice to the Domestic Relations Court, where he served until his death.