What is Lester L. Wolff?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Lester L. Wolff | image = Lester L. Wolff.jpg | office = Member of the<br>[[U.S. House of Representatives]]<br> from [[New York (state)|New York]] | term_start = January 3, 1965 | term_end = January 3, 1981 | preceded = [[Steven B. Derounian]] | succeeded = [[John LeBoutillier]] | constituency = {{ushr|NY|3|3rd district}} {{nowrap|(1965–1973)}}<br>{{ushr|NY|6|6th district}} {{nowrap|(1973–1981)}} | birth_name = Lester Lionel Wolff | birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|1|4|mf=y}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|5|11|1919|1|4|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Syosset, New York]], U.S. | spouse = {{marriage|Blanche Silvers|1940|1997|reason=died}} | children = 2 | profession = Consultant | education = [[New York University Stern School of Business]] | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | allegiance = {{flag|United States|1912}} | branch = {{Air force|United States|size=23px}} | rank = [[File:US Air Force O6 shoulderboard rotated.svg|25px]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] | unit = [[Civil Air Patrol]] | battles = [[World War II]] | caption = Wolff in 1975 | alt = Wolff in 1975 }} '''Lester Lionel Wolff''' (January 4, 1919 &ndash; May 11, 2021) was an American politician. He was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New York (state)|New York]]. He served as a representative from 1973 through 1981. He was president of the International Trade and Development Agency. In 2014, Wolff received the [[Congressional Gold Medal]], the highest civilian award in the United States. Wolff was also the chair of the [[Touro College]] Pacific Community Institute, the author of numerous books on