Jacob H. Gilbert (June 17, 1920 – February 27, 1981) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a
United States representative
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from
New York
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between 1960 and 1971.
Life
Gilbert was born on June 17, 1920, in
the Bronx
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,
New York City
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. He attended the public schools and graduated from
St. John's College and from
St. John's University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1944, and practiced law in New York City.
Early political career
Gilbert was an Assistant Corporation Counsel of New York City from January 1949 to December 1950. He was a member of the
New York State Assembly
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(Bronx Co., 4th D.) from 1951 to 1954, sitting in the
168th and
169th New York State Legislatures. He was a member of the
New York State Senate
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(27th D.) from 1955 to 1960, sitting in the
170th,
171st and
172nd New York State Legislatures.
Congress
He was elected as a
Democrat to the
86th United States Congress
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, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Isidore Dollinger. He was re-elected to the
87th,
88th,
89th,
90th
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and
91st United States Congress
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es, holding office from March 8, 1960, to January 3, 1971.
Later career and death
Afterward his stint as a congressman, he resumed the practice of law.
He died on February 27, 1981, in
the Bronx
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; and was buried at the Mount Hebron Cemetery in
Flushing, Queens
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.
See also
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List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
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1920 births
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Politicians from the Bronx
20th-century American Jews
Burials at Mount Hebron Cemetery (New York City)
20th-century members of the New York State Legislature
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