Moses J. Epstein (c. 1911 – October 10, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician from
New York
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Life
He was born about 1910 in
New York City
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. He attended Public School No. 7,
DeWitt Clinton High School
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,
Long Island University
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and
St. John's University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1940.
Epstein was a
Democratic member of the
New York State Assembly
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The Ass ...
(Bronx Co., 3rd D.) from 1957 until his death in 1960, sitting in the
171st and
172nd New York State Legislatures.
He died on October 10, 1960, while driving his car on the
Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive, of a
heart attack
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.
''MOSES J. EPSTEIN, 49; Assemblyman From Bronx Dies While Driving Car''
in the ''New York Times
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'' on October 11, 1960 (subscription required)
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1910s births
1960 deaths
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Long Island University alumni
St. John's University School of Law alumni
DeWitt Clinton High School alumni
Politicians from the Bronx
20th-century members of the New York State Legislature