Simon W. Rosendale

Simon Wolfe Rosendale
Born(1842-06-23)June 23, 1842
Albany, New York
DiedApril 22, 1937(1937-04-22) (aged 94)
Albany, New York

Simon Wolfe Rosendale (June 23, 1842 – April 22, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician. Rosendale was the first Jew elected to a statewide elective office in New York.[1]

  1. ^ "Simon W. Rosendale". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1906. Retrieved 2012-10-10. American lawyer; born at Albany, N. Y., June 23, 1842; graduated from Barre Academy, Vermont. He was admitted to the bar in 1863, and shortly thereafter became assistant district attorney of Albany county. In 1868 he was elected recorder of Albany, which judicial position he held for four years. ...