Jeremiah B. Bloom (May 25, 1913 – October 2, 1983) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Biography

He was born on May 25, 1913, in New York City. He attended Brooklyn Evening Technical High School. He graduated from St. John's University and St. John's University School of Law. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy as a chief petty officer. He married Dorothy Sotland, and they had one son.

Bloom was a member of the New York City Council from 1950 to 1957.[1][2]

He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1958 to 1978, sitting in the 171st, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th, 177th, 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st and 182nd New York State Legislatures. In 1978, he challenged Hugh Carey in the Democratic primary for Governor of New York, but was defeated.[3]

In 1980, he supported Republican Ronald Reagan for U.S. President.[4]

He died on October 2, 1983, in St. Clare's Hospital in Manhattan, after a heart attack at the Port Authority Bus Terminal;[5] and was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Glendale, Queens.

Sources

  1. ^ Tenney Investigates Councilman Bloom On Outside Activity in the New York Times on July 12, 1957 (subscription required)
  2. ^ BLOOM IS CLEARED OF ETHICS CHARGE in the New York Times on July 13, 1957 (subscription required)
  3. ^ Bloom Insists He Won't Back Out of Battle in the New York Times on July 27, 1978 (subscription required)
  4. ^ Bloom Agrees to Head Democrats for Reagan in the New York Times on August 5, 1980 (subscription required)
  5. ^ JEREMIAH B. BLOOM, 70, DEAD; EX-STATE SENATOR OF BROOKLYN in the New York Times on October 4, 1983
New York State Senate Preceded byFred G. Moritt New York State Senate 12th District 1958–1965 Succeeded byNicholas Ferraro Preceded byConstance Baker Motley New York State Senate 21st District 1966 Succeeded byWilliam T. Conklin Preceded byJames H. Shaw, Jr. New York State Senate 17th District 1967–1972 Succeeded byChester J. Straub Preceded bySamuel L. Greenberg New York State Senate 19th District 1973–1978 Succeeded byMarty Markowitz
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