Edward Fleckenstein
Edward Albert "Ed" Fleckenstein (November 27, 1919 - June 10, 2010) of Weehawken, New Jersey was a German-American attorney and the head of Voters' Alliance of Americans of German Ancestry.
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Life
Fleckenstein was a graduate of Fordham University in New York City.[1] In the Spring of 1953, he visited West Germany addressing nationalist right wing groups. In August 1953, the State Department cancelled his passport claiming he interfered with the internal politics of a foreign nation. West Germany later expelled him from the country.
He served as attorney for the "Committee to Free Ezra Pound."
Edward Fleckenstein was a close associate of Frederick Weiss and H. Keith Thompson [2] and worked with them in the establishment of the American Committee for the Advancement of Western Culture where he served as General Counsel.[3]
Family
Edward Fleckenstein never married.[4]
External links
- Edward Fleckenstein at "Find A Grave" with photo and brief bio
- Photo of Edward Fleckenstein in later years.
- FBI background interview of Edward Fleckenstein
References
- ↑ FBI file on HK Thompson
- ↑ Cross-Currents by Arnold Forster and Benjamin R. Epstein, pages 226-227
- ↑ H.K. Thompson FBI file
- ↑ H.K. Thompson FBI file
