Harry Heyman (October 3, 1875 – October 29, 1932) was a Jewish-American butcher and politician from New York.

Life

Heyman was born on October 3, 1875, in

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. He moved to

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, with his parents when he was a baby. He graduated from Public School No. 23 and worked as a butcher in Brooklyn. In 1909, Heyman ran for the

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as a

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in the Kings County 21st District. He lost the election to

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Sam Weinstein. In 1910, he again ran for the Assembly and was elected over Weinstein. He served in the Assembly in

1911 A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

, and

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. He lost the 1913 re-election to Henry C. Karpen. He served as a delegate to the 1915 New York State Constitutional Convention, by which point he was working in the real estate business. In 1915, Heyman was elected to the

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over the Republican incumbent A. M. Levy, representing the 62nd Aldermanic District. He lost the 1917 re-election to

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Baruch Charney Vladeck Baruch Charney Vladeck (born Baruch Nachman Charney; January 13, 1886 – October 30, 1938) was an American labor leader, manager of ''The Jewish Daily Forward'' for twenty years, and a member of the New York City Council. Biography Early years ...

, despite receiving support from the Republican Party in the election. In January 1918, he was appointed Deputy Warden of the Civil Prison. In 1919, he again ran for election as Alderman and again lost the election to Vladeck. By 1922, he was Deputy County Clerk. In June 1930, he was appointed clerk to the Passport Bureau, a new division of the County Clerk's office. He was reappointed clerk in January 1931. By the time he died, he was chief of the Passport Bureau. Heyman was grand chancellor of the local

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lodge and the state field deputy, chairman of the board of directors of the Eastern District Boys' Association, a member of the

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, the Odd Fellows, the Hebrew Mutual Benefit Society, the Hebrew Free Burial Society of Brooklyn, Order Brith Abraham, the Tambury Democratic Association, and the Wantagh Democratic Club, and the standard bearer of the Harry Heyman Democratic Club of the 21st Assembly District. An active member of the Foresters of America, he was a member of several related organizations, organized a local group, and served as Deputy Grand Chief Ranger and Supreme Representative. In 1896, Heyman married Fanny Simon. She died from a four-year illness in 1918. He then married widow Clara Graf in 1922. His children were Lillian Katz, Ruth Miller, Emanuel, Jack, Sidney, and Daniel. Heyman died at home from a brief illness on October 29, 1932. Special Sessions Justice Harry Howard Dale, County Clerk John N. Harman, Sewers Commissioner Joseph Lentol, and a delegation of employees in the County Clerk's office were among those who attended his funeral at the Kirschbaum Funeral Parlors. He was buried in Mount Lebanon Cemetery.

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