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Sheldon S. Cohen

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Sheldon Cohen
35th Commissioner of Internal Revenue
In office
January 25, 1965  January 20, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byMortimer Caplin
Succeeded byRandolph W. Thrower
Personal details
Born
Sheldon Stanley Cohen

(1927-06-28)June 28, 1927
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedSeptember 4, 2018(2018-09-04) (aged 91)
Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationGeorge Washington University (LLB)

Sheldon S. Cohen (June 28, 1927 – September 4, 2018) was an American attorney. He was the Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 1965 to 1969 during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.[1] He was born in Washington, D.C..

Cohen died of heart failure on September 4, 2018, in Chevy Chase, Maryland at age 91.[2]

References

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  1. "The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio on December 29, 1964 · Page 39". Newspapers.com. 1964-12-29. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  2. "Sheldon S. Cohen, IRS commissioner who computerized agency, dies at 91". The Washington Post. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2018-09-08.