John E. Brodsky

John E. Brodsky (May 30, 1855 – December 26, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Brodsky was born on May 30, 1855, in New York City.[1] His father John Brodsky was a stave maker who had immigrated from Beroun, now in the Czech Republic, and had married a German.[2]

Brodsky attended Columbia Law School and graduated in 1876. He was admitted to the bar upon graduating.[3] He worked first as a law clerk, then as a lawyer as a member of the law firm Johnson, Tilton, and Brodsky.[4] He later moved to Harlem and practiced law with his brother F. W. Brodsky. They had a law office in the Emigrant Savings Bank.[5]

In 1879, Brodsky was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the New York County 8th District. He served in the Assembly in 1880,[4] 1881,[6] 1882,[7] and 1891. While in the Assembly he introduced and pushed for a bill for the consolidation of Manhattan and Brooklyn.[1] In the 1882 United States House of Representatives election he was the Republican candidate for New York's 7th congressional district; he lost to William Dorsheimer.[8] He was expelled from the Republican Party in 1896, and became a Democrat.[5]

Brodsky was married to Bertha Hartwig. They had two daughters.[5]

Brodsky died of dropsy in the German Hospital on December 26, 1910.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Sixth Annual Record of Assemblymen and Senators from the City of New York in the State Legislature. New York, N.Y.: The City Reform Club. 1891. pp. 75–78 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Capek, Thomas (1921). The Čech Bohemian Community of New York. New York, N.Y.: Czechoslovak Section of America's Making, Inc. p. 60 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Necrology: John E. Brodsky, '76L". Columbia Alumni News. 2 (16). New York, N.Y.: 274 19 January 1911 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b The Argus Almanac: A Political and Financial Annual for 1880. Albany, N.Y.: The Argus Company. 1880. p. 84 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b c d "John E. Brodsky Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LX, no. 19332. New York, N.Y. 29 December 1910. p. 9.
  6. ^ The Argus Almanac: A Political and Financial Annual for 1881. Albany, N.Y.: The Argus Company. 1881. p. 88 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ The Argus Almanac: A Political and Financial Annual for 1882. Albany, N.Y.: The Argus Company. 1882. p. 89 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ 1883 Star Almanac. New York, N.Y.: New York Star. 1883. p. 116 – via Google Books.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly
New York County, 8th District
1880-1882 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New York State Assembly
New York County, 8th District
1891 		Succeeded by