Maurice Bloch (April 26, 1891 in New York City – December 5, 1929 in Manhattan, New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Personal life

Bloch married Madeline Neuberger (1894–1986) in 1922. Robert F. Wagner Sr., then a judge, acted as best man. Bloch and his wife had two children, a daughter, Jean Doris, and a son named Robert Wagner Bloch. At the time, Bloch was President of the Park Avenue Synagogue, where a plaque honors him.

Sources

New York State Assembly Preceded byBenjamin E. Moore New York State Assembly New York County, 22nd District 1915–1917 Succeeded byEarl A. Smith Preceded byMartin G. McCue New York State Assembly New York County, 16th District 1918–1929 Succeeded byWilliam Schwartz Preceded byCharles D. Donohue Minority Leader in the New York State Assembly 1924–1929 Succeeded byPeter J. Hamill