Bernard Silverman (politician)

Bernard Silverman (August 30, 1838 – May 13, 1898) was an American politician from New York.

Life

Silverman was born on August 30, 1838, in New York City, New York. His parents were German immigrants from Bavaria who immigrated to America a year before he was born.{{Cite book|last1=McElroy|first1=William H.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OYoDAAAAYAAJ|title=Life Sketches of Government Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York for 1875|last2=McBride|first2=Alexander|publisher=Weed, Parsons and Company|year=1875|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=286|via=Google Books}}

Silverman attended public school and the Brooklyn City Institute. He worked as a bookkeeper after reaching his majority. He also worked as a woolen merchant in Manhattan at one point.

Silverman was active with the Democratic Party since 1859, initially in New York City and later in Brooklyn. In 1874, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Kings County 8th District (Wards 15, 17, and 18 of Brooklyn). He served in the Assembly in 1875.{{Cite book|last=McBride|first=Alexander|url=https://archive.org/details/eveningjournalal1875slsn/page/146/mode/1up|title=The Evening Journal Almanac 1875|publisher=Weed, Parsons & Co.|year=1875|location=Albany, N.Y.|pages=146|via=Internet Archive}}

Silverman later worked as a clerk in the Ewen Street Police Court in Williamsburg{{Cite news|date=15 May 1898|title=Obituary-Bernard Silverman|volume=LXV|page=7|work=The Sun|issue=257|location=New York, N.Y.|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1898-05-15/ed-1/seq-7/|via=Chronicling America}} under Justice Watson. He was retained under Justices Laimbeer and Lemon.

Silverman was a Master of the Mount Neboh Lodge of the Freemasons and was a member of the Royal Arch Masonry. His wife died two years before him. He had three sons (two of whom worked in Chicago, Illinois) and a daughter, Dr. Hattie Ticehurst.

Silverman died at home after a brief illness from a complication of diseases on May 13, 1898.{{Cite news|date=15 May 1898|title=Obituary-Bernard Silverman|volume=58|page=36|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|issue=134|location=New York, N.Y.|url=https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/50465999/|via=Brooklyn Public Library Historical Newspapers}} He was buried in Salem Fields Cemetery.{{Cite web|title=Bernard Silverman|url=https://jewishdata.com/secure/record_detail.php?id=763068|website=JewishData}}