Moses J. Epstein (c. 1911 – October 10, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born about 1910 in

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. He attended Public School No. 7,

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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

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(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

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.''MOSES J. EPSTEIN, 49; Assemblyman From Bronx Dies While Driving Car''
in the ''

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'' on October 11, 1960 (subscription required)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Epstein, Moses J. 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