Bernard Silverman (politician)
Bernard Silverman (August 30, 1838 – May 13, 1898) was an American politician from New York.
Life[edit]
Silverman was born on August 30, 1838, in New York City, New York. His parents were German immigrants from Bavaria who immigrated to America a year before he was born.[1]
Silverman attended public school and the Brooklyn City Institute. He worked as a bookkeeper after reaching his majority.[1] He also worked as a woolen merchant in Manhattan at one point.[2]
Silverman was active with the Democratic Party since 1859, initially in New York City and later in Brooklyn. In 1874, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Kings County 8th District (Wards 15, 17, and 18 of Brooklyn). He served in the Assembly in 1875.[3]
Silverman later worked as a clerk in the Ewen Street Police Court in Williamsburg[4] under Justice Watson. He was retained under Justices Laimbeer and Lemon.[2]
Silverman was a Master of the Mount Neboh Lodge of the Freemasons and was a member of the Royal Arch Masonry. His wife died two years before him. He had three sons (two of whom worked in Chicago, Illinois) and a daughter, Dr. Hattie Ticehurst.[2]
Silverman died at home after a brief illness from a complication of diseases on May 13, 1898.[2] He was buried in Salem Fields Cemetery.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b McElroy, William H.; McBride, Alexander (1875). Life Sketches of Government Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York for 1875. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company. p. 286 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary-Bernard Silverman". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 58, no. 134. New York, N.Y. 15 May 1898. p. 36 – via Brooklyn Public Library Historical Newspapers.
- ^ McBride, Alexander (1875). The Evening Journal Almanac 1875. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. p. 146 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Obituary-Bernard Silverman". The Sun. Vol. LXV, no. 257. New York, N.Y. 15 May 1898. p. 7 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ "Bernard Silverman". JewishData.
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