Maurice Bloch (politician)

Maurice Bloch (April 26, 1891 in New York City – December 5, 1929 in Manhattan, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Personal life[edit]

Bloch married Madeline Neuberger (1894–1986) in 1922. Robert F. Wagner Sr., then a judge, acted as best man. Bloch and his wife had two children, a daughter, Jean Doris, and a son named Robert Wagner Bloch. At the time, Bloch was President of the Park Avenue Synagogue, where a plaque honors him.

Sources[edit]

MAURICE BLOCH A FATHER in NYT on March 5, 1925 (subscription required)
MAURICE BLOCH DIES AFTER AN OPERATION in NYT on December 6, 1929 (subscription required)
Obituaries; Madeline N. Bloch in NYT on November 18, 1986

External links[edit]

Maurice Bloch at Find a Grave

New York State Assembly
Preceded by Benjamin E. Moore	New York State Assembly New York County, 22nd District 1915–1917	Succeeded by Earl A. Smith
Preceded by Martin G. McCue	New York State Assembly New York County, 16th District 1918–1929	Succeeded by William Schwartz
Preceded by Charles D. Donohue	Minority Leader in the New York State Assembly 1924–1929	Succeeded by Peter J. Hamill