Isaac Siegel

Isaac Siegel ( born April 12, 1880 in New York City; † June 29, 1947 ) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1915 and 1923 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Isaac Siegel attended public schools and pursued an additional study in New York City. In 1901, he graduated from New York University Law School. After receiving his license to practice law on May 26, 1902, he began practicing in New York City. He was appointed in 1909 and 1910 as a Special Deputy Attorney General for the prosecution of election fraud. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party.

In the congressional elections of 1914 for the 64th Congress seal was in the 20th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Jacob A. Cantor on March 4, 1915. He was re-elected three times in a row. Since he gave up for reelection in 1922, he retired after March 3, 1923 from the Congress. During his time Congress he had presided over the Committee on the Census ( 66th and 67th Congress ). He also visited during the First World War as a member of an overseas committee in July and August 1918 France and Italy. He took 1916, 1920, 1924 and 1936 to the Republican National Conventions in part.

After his conference time he returned to his job back as a lawyer. On 4 July 1939 he was appointed magistrate of New York City - a position which he held until September 14, 1940. At that time he was judge of the Family Court (domestic relations court) of New York City. He held this post until his death on 29 June 1947. His body was then buried in the Cemetery Field in Brooklyn.