Morris Mohr
Morris Mohr | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the Bronx County, 3rd District district | |
| In office 1954–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Edward T. Galloway |
| Succeeded by | Moses J. Epstein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907 New York City |
| Died | September 21, 1956 (aged 48–49) 1345 Shakespeare Avenue, The Bronx, New York |
| Spouse(s) | Leah |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Jerome Schutzer (son-in-law) |
| Residence | 1345 Shakespeare Avenue |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn Law School |
| Occupation | lawyer and politician |
Morris Mohr (1907 – September 21, 1956) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life[]
He was born in 1907 in New York City. He attended the public schools. He graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1934.[1] He married Leah, and they had two children.[2]
In November 1953, Mohr was elected to the New York State Assembly (Bronx County, 3rd District), to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of as a City Magistrate. Mohr was re-elected in 1954, and remained in the State Assembly until his death in 1956, sitting in the 169th and 170th New York State Legislatures.
He died on September 21, 1956, at his home at 1345 Shakespeare Avenue in the Bronx, after an illness of four months.[3]
State Senator Jerome Schutzer (born 1930) is his son-in-law.
Sources[]
- ^ New York Red Book (1954; pg. 208)
- ^ "Morris Mohr" in the 1940 U.S. census
- ^ Morris Mohr, State Assemblyman, Dead in the New York Times on September 22, 1956 (subscription required)
- 1907 births
- 1956 deaths
- New York (state) Democrats
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- Brooklyn Law School alumni
- 20th-century American politicians
- Politicians from the Bronx