Herman M. Albert
Herman M. Albert (August 15, 1901 – February 4, 1947) was a Jewish-American lawyer and politician.
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[edit]Albert was born on August 15, 1901, in New York City, New York, the son of Adolph Albert and Rose Alter.[1]
Albert attended the College of the City of New York and graduated from the New York University School of Law with an LL.B. in 1922. He then began a general law practice in New York City.[2] In 1925, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Bronx County 4th District. He served in the Assembly in 1926,[3] 1927,[4] 1928,[5] 1929, 1930, 1931,[6] 1932,[7] and 1933.[8] He then served as Bronx County Register from 1934 to 1941. He was re-elected for a third four-year term in 1941, but the office of County Register was abolished that year and replaced with a city-wide Register appointed by the Mayor. His last law office before his death was at 1501 Broadway.[9]
Albert was a director of the Bronx Division of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropic Societies and the Bronx YMHA, a founder and member of the Bronx Lodge of the Free Sons of Israel, an associate of various communal and civic societies in the Bronx,[2] and a member of the Bronx County Bar Association and the Congress of Galician Zionists of America.[1]
Albert died in Montefiore Hospital from a five-year illness on February 4, 1947.[9] He was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Who's Who in American Jewry, 1928 (Second ed.). New York, N.Y.: The Jewish Biographical Bureau, Inc. 1928. p. 18 – via FamilySearch.
- ^ a b Glassman, Leo M., ed. (1935). Biographical Encyclopedia of American Jews, 1935. New York, N.Y.: Maurice Jacobs & Leo M. Glassman. pp. 7–8 – via FamilySearch.
- ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1926). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 86 – via FamilySearch.
- ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1927). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 60 – via FamilySearch.
- ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1928). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 60 – via FamilySearch.
- ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1931). The New York Red Book, 1931. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 72 – via FamilySearch.
- ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1932). The New York Red Book, 1932. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 70 – via FamilySearch.
- ^ Malcolm, James, ed. (1933). The New York Red Book, 1933. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 74 – via FamilySearch.
- ^ a b "Herman M. Albert" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. XCVI, no. 32519. New York, N.Y. 5 February 1947. p. 23.
- ^ "Albert, Herman". Mount Zion Cemetery. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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[edit]- 1901 births
- 1947 deaths
- 20th-century American Jews
- Jewish American state legislators in New York (state)
- City College of New York alumni
- New York University School of Law alumni
- 20th-century American lawyers
- Lawyers from New York City
- 20th-century American legislators
- Politicians from the Bronx
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Burials at Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City)
- 20th-century New York (state) politicians