Herman M. Albert

Herman M. Albert (August 15, 1901 – February 4, 1947) was a Jewish-American lawyer and politician.

Life

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

^ ^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.

External links

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New York State Assembly
Preceded by Louis A. Schoffel	New York State Assembly Bronx County, 4th District 1926–1933	Succeeded by Samuel Weisman

[:1-1] Who's Who in American Jewry, 1928 (Second ed.). New York, N.Y.: The Jewish Biographical Bureau, Inc. 1928. p. 18 – via FamilySearch.

[:2-2] 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.

[3] Malcolm, James, ed. (1926). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 86 – via FamilySearch.

[4] Malcolm, James, ed. (1927). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 60 – via FamilySearch.

[5] Malcolm, James, ed. (1928). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 60 – via FamilySearch.

[6] Malcolm, James, ed. (1931). The New York Red Book, 1931. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 72 – via FamilySearch.

[7] Malcolm, James, ed. (1932). The New York Red Book, 1932. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 70 – via FamilySearch.

[8] Malcolm, James, ed. (1933). The New York Red Book, 1933. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 74 – via FamilySearch.

[:0-9] "Herman M. Albert" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. XCVI, no. 32519. New York, N.Y. 5 February 1947. p. 23.

[10] "Albert, Herman". Mount Zion Cemetery. Retrieved 2022-04-18.

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