Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)


 

Jewish Office Holders in Maryland:
This list is an ongoing project of the Maryland State Archives and is by no means complete.  We are making every effort to update the material on a regular basis as time and resources permit.   The Archives would appreciate any information or materials that would assist us in this undertaking.  Please contact msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov with additions, updates, and corrections.

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Mendes I. Cohen
House, BC, 1847

Isidor Rayner:
House, BC-2, 1878
Senate, BC-2, 1886-1888
US Rep, 1887-1888; 1891-1894
Attorney General, 1899-1903
US Senate, 1905-1911

Jacob M. Moses:
Senate, BC-1, 1900, 1902

Martin Lehmayer:
House, BC-2, 1900-1901
House, BC-3, 1906-1909
Judge, Baltimore City Supreme Bench, 1909

Isaac Lobe Straus
House, BC, 1902
Attorney Gen, 1907-1911

Harry B. Wolf:
US Rep, 1907

Philip Miller:
House, AA, 1931-1937

Noah Joffe:
House, PG, 1943-1945

Mary Joffe:
House, Sp Sess, PG, 1945-1946

Simon E. Sobeloff:
Maryland Court of Appeals, Chief Judge, 1952-1954
Solicitor General of the U.S. 1954-58 
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1956-1964; Chief Judge, 1958-1964

Louis L. Goldstein:
House, CV, 1939-1942
Senate, CV, 1947-1958; Senate Pres, 1955-1958
Comptroller, 1959-1998

Marvin Mandel:
House, BC-5, 1952-1969; House Spkr, 1964-1969
Governor, 1969-1979

Ben Cardin:
House, BC-5, 1966-1974; Dist 42, 1975-1986; House Spkr, 1979-1986
US Rep, 1987-2007
US Senate, 2007-present

Meyer Melvin Cardin:
Judge, Baltimore City Supreme Bench, 1961-1977

Melvin Steinberg:
Senate, Dist 13, 1967-1974; Dist 12, 1975-1982; Dist 11, 1983-1986; Sen Pres, 1983-1986
Lt. Gov., 1987-1995

Samuel I. Rosenberg:
House, Dist 42, 1983-present

Paula Hollinger:
House, Dist 12, 1979-1982; Dist 11, 1983-1986, 1984, 1985, 1986
Senate, Dist 11, 1987-1999

John R. Leopold:
House, Dist 31, 1983-1990; 1995-2006

Other notable figures:

Solomon Etting and Jacob I. Cohen were the first Jewish individuals elected after the passage of the "Jew Bill," joining the Baltimore City Council in 1826.  

Jacob Lumbrazo was the first known Jewish resident of Maryland, immigrating in the colony in 1656.


last update: 8/13/2002.
 


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