Simon W. Rosendale
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| Born | June 23, 1842 |
| Died | April 22, 1937 (aged 94) |
Simon Wolfe Rosendale (June 23, 1842 – April 22, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician. Rosendale was the first Jew elected to a statewide elective office in New York.[1]
Life
He was born on June 23, 1842, in Albany, New York.
He graduated from
As a
In 1895, he published The Involution of Wampum as Currency: the Story Told By the Colonial Ordinances of New Netherland, 1641-1662.
Governor Theodore Roosevelt appointed him in 1899 to the State Board of Charities, a post he held for 18 years.
In 1919, he was one of 31 prominent Jews who signed an Anti-
He died on April 22, 1937, in Albany, New York, at age 94.
Affiliations
For ten years was president of the court of appeals of the Order of
He was President of the Board of Governors of Union College, President of the Board of Trustees of Albany Medical College, and Governor of the Albany City Hospital.
See also
References
- Jewish Encyclopedia. 1906. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
American lawyer; born at Albany, N. Y., June 23, 1842; graduated from Barre Academy, Vermont. He was admitted to the bar in 1863, and shortly thereafter became assistant district attorney of Albany county. In 1868 he was elected recorder of Albany, which judicial position he held for four years. ...
- ^ Full text of the memorandum in the Palestine Encyclopedia Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, Rosendale is listed as signer no. 3
Further reading
- Chapter 6: Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem
- The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Rosenberger to Rosenstengel
- Jewish Encyclopedia profile
- ALBANY ASKS A JUSTICE in NYT on September 4, 1895 [gives wrong birth year]
- AFTER EIGHTY GOOD YEARS in NYT on June 25, 1922
- Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle obituary
- Obit on page 18, read at the annual meeting of the Jewish Publication Society
- Complete List of NYS Attorneys General
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